You miss the point. People tend to write in extremes (e.g. "I'm so hungry, I could literally eat a horse"). No one in their right minds believes he has no other choice but to behave illegally but he is just highlighting how much of a pain it is to behave legally. It is more of a business issue than a legal/ethical one. Your business model sucks when your most rabid fans are struggling to find ways to give their money to you.

ps. given this is the internet, I do somewhat have to concede that quite a significant number of people may not be in their "right minds"