Sigh. Be more patient about things, okay?
It is not about this.
It is about freedom.
And, Steam is not the only platform Skyrim exists on.
What about GOG version? Since it does Steam checks, what then?
And on topic of piracy, it is an important thing. Denuvo is such a pain, that often pirated version is plainly better experience than legal one lmaoo
And then, piracy opens up the preservation of the software itself.
Big games, piracy won't make a difference anyway.
Indie games, yeah, best to support the dev.