The problem with "I can't afford it, so I steal it," is that it breeds disrespect for the idea of intellectual property.
This is dangerous and irresponsible, because the concepts and philosophies behind intellectual property -- and, eventually, the laws codified to protect them -- are some of the most effective tools for moving from a production/material economy to a information/service economy. IP protections give you Silicon Valley. Now you can argue that the Valley has become a bloated playground for amoral capitol investors and autistic computer engineers, and that's fine. What you cannot argue with is the fact that they are fucking rich, and that the wealth does spread, and has spread, to influence the direction of the most powerful economy on planet Earth.
To put this another way: if your culture does not value IP, you will probably stay poor. Without protections on IP, the incentive for creative and informational work is drastically reduced. Look at China -- what was the last interesting, groundbreaking, and/or globally significant game/movie/book/app to come out of there? People don't make creative shit in China because they are too busy ripping off the shit other people have made. It has stunted them and they know it, which is why the Chinese government gets more ruthless on IP protection every day. The people who understand how this economy works know that if their shit can be freely stolen, they will go nowhere. Countries with strong IP protections drive innovation and creativity because the creators know they can work on something new and actually make a living doing it.
Attitudes accepting of IP piracy propagate the idea that IP has no value, that nobody's interests are hurt from the theft, that it is okay to just steal it. But without IP protections, people have a much lower incentive to make anything, especially anything digital, because it will just get fucking ripped off. The only people who could afford to make anything -- or more accurately, support other people to make something -- would be the ultra-rich, doling out patronage to creators. Which worked okay in the Renaissance, but fucking sucks now.
If you're poor but educated and capable, the last thing you should be doing is shitting on the concept of people getting paid for their digital creations. Digital assets such as apps, art, games, etc, represent one of the best returns on investment when you compare what it takes to make them -- a computer, an internet connection, a good idea, and some hard work -- to what you could get for making one them -- a decent wage, and maybe a breakthrough creative work that makes you fantastically rich.
Shitting on the idea of IP protections is short sighted idiocy, and is likely one of the reasons your society is still poor.