Then why the fuck do you keep running your mouth?

You know, I had a bunch of screenshots ready of me talking to a friend about pirating the game on discord, talking about my thoughts on the game after doing so, and then screenshots of me getting the game on steam the very next day. But this is already way too much effort put into a discussion with somebody as unserious as you. So I'm going to respect my own privacy and just not do that. Have fun living your life without nuance I guess.

The consensus isn't a dislike of DRM in general but a special hatred of Denuvo. Denuvo is especially bad because of how much a performance hog it is. The idea that it's protection will be circumvented eventually but the people who bought copies will have worse performance is the frustrating part. Additionally, Linux users who change their proton version can be slapped with lock outs(usually temp) on games they purchased with no recourse.

It doesn't hurt the sales of the games, that's an unscientific assertion you are asserting that directly contradicts research.

If you want to play it for free, nobody's stopping you from pirating it too. It seems like resentment here rather than logical rigour in your argument. It's not a slap in the face for gamers who want to support the developers. If you don't, there's no reason why you should be obligated to purchase the game.

Games are made and developed for-profit, they only continue production if they are profitable. They've remained profitable despite piracy forever.

This has nothing to do with the argument that all games should be free or that developers don't need paychecks. It's an entirely different set of claims which nobody is making here.