Is it okay to Pirate games?

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contestgamer said:

superchunk said:
No.

It is stealing, theft, robbery, etc.

You find value in the product.
You find entertainment in the product.
You should contribute to the creation of new product and pay for the product.

If you cannot afford it, then
1. save money
2. sell stuff
3. use a rental service
4. find a friend to legally share it via their login or physical copy
5. buy used
6. learn something so you can get a better job and increase your overall quality of life

I would not like it if someone stole my work. Therefore I don't steal other's work. People put their sweat and tears into these games. Pay for them.

Used sales and borrowing from friends doesn't help the developer. Might as well add piracy to your list then.

They don't?

They both reduce the cost of purchasing new games for a person or group of people. But it enables both groups to overall buy more games as they are, indirectly, pooling their resources to purchase games. 

This is drastically different than pirating. Pirating is a take only model. There is no give or shared pool of resources allowing game purchases to happen that may never have happened.