Yes, the whole "it's not stealing" argument is whack. A significant percentage of gamers seem to use that arguement.
What's not stealing?
He's talking about the way so many gamers casually pirate brand new releases despite approximately 23467 different ways to get your hands on the game legitimately and support the content creators, and then give a bunch of puddle-deep justifications for it all.
How's that stealing? They weren't going to buy the game anyway.