None of what you said suggests it isn't drift. Drift is drift is drift. It is the joysticks drifting away from their stationary point. Or however you would prefer to phrase it. Whether that drift is caused by wear and tear or manufacturing default is irrelevant to my post. You went on and on and on needling someone over not calling drift what it is because of how the drift began.
Scrambled eggs and fried eggs are still cooked fuckin eggs.
Eggs bought from the store or eggs bought from the farm? Still eggs.