system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: what is the difference between borrowing a dvd my friend owns or pirating the content myself?
gpt
Your friend has been deprived of the ability to watch the DVD himself.  There is only one watchable copy that's getting passed around.  If your friend wants to see the movie, he needs it back.  There can be only one person viewing the DVD at a time.

This creates scarcity.  If the two of you want to see the movie at the same time, a second copy must be purchased.  That's different than pirating the content.  When you pirate, the number of views is limitless.