He did also just confess to distribution though, via his Plex Server.
The gleeful attitude many have to pirating makes me sad. I've downloaded shows too, but whenever possible I use legal methods to watch. I believe it is content worth paying for, and if a show disappears from Netflix it's probably available somewhere else. It's at least worth checking before you go to your friend for Plex access.
I always appreciate the occasional poster with a gleeful attitude towards copying. I wish there were more people like him such to change the public's view on pirates.