Why be good?

[henryp]

That is what I figured

Just say, for the sake of argument, you could get a load of money by robbing some random person and you knew for sure you'd get away with it totally unscathed. Would you do it?

How far would you go and feel OK with it, I suppose is what I'm asking?

(If you want the tape of you killing that guy for his underpants send me a cheque)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYUi6J4ifzQ

The trick is knowing you'd get away with it.  If I had genuine unwavering certainty I could be rich at someone else's expense, and there would be no consequences, I'd do it.  

But that's a hard to imagine situation.  And the possible consequences are more than just jail/retribution.  Do wife and friends see the money, know how I got it, and negatively affect relationships I value?  Do I forever doubt the certainty of getting away with it?  
The thing that will almost always keep me in line, is that I'm content in my life.  So I'm not going to risk much, because the risk of loss is very large, while the possibility of gain is fairly minimal.

But again, the easy example of using illegal streaming, which probably works out to 1500-2000 dollars a year in content, is something I'm fine with the idea of.