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human
I think that videogame piracy (and piracy in general) would be vastly rarer in a society without poverty. CMV.

The arguments of piracy seem to be between people who pay for games and people who don't, and of those, the people who don't pay for games- the people who pirate their games- mostly seem to raise the argument that they can't afford to, and as far as I can tell most of the people who do pay for their games are more well-off financially.  The arguments between these groups seem to arise from an inability of members of the latter group to comprehend someone simply not having the money to purchase all of their games.  

Also, the problem of piracy in general seems to primarily be a problem in countries with high rates of poverty, such as the US and other third-world countries.  

Ergo, it seems evident that people would purchase video games if they could afford to do so without potentially sacrificing something crucial to their survival/comfort (food, water, shelter, etc.).

Note: I am not saying that no one would pirate games if everyone was wealthy.  Obviously extremes exist, but I do consider that to be a very rare extreme, and I am inviting you to attempt to convince me otherwise.

EDIT: THANK YOU FOR THE INPUT; I THINK I'VE GOT ENOUGH INFORMATION NOW.
gpt
Piracy is a question of access.

Some piracy is inevitable, but that is a small amount. People who like the thrill of getting away with something will find ways to cheat anything.

That being said, the most pirated things are things that are relatively inaccessible, like HBO programming or music that's only available in physical copy. By providing a cheap and easy alternative (like Steam, iTunes, the Kindle, or Netflix) has cut down on piracy a great deal and will continue to do so. Improving the coverage of services, or their successors, is the single most effective way to fight piracy.

It's less that "poor people steal" in this case, as rich people steal as well. It's "people who want it can't get at it in an acceptable manner" so they opt for the easiest option available... piracy.

As has already been pointed out, piracy doesn't correlate with poverty and the United States doesn't have a high rate of piracy compared to other developed nations. It strikes me that this opinion was formed largely from hearsay.