Beautifully said, both!
It's always a funny topic because piracy gets a bad rap from some people, but without it - and this website - I'd never have discovered all these fantastic creators who I choose to support financially. And without being able to test the games first, it'd be tough to have the confidence to know whether to do so.
Thanks to threads like this, I have a keen eye on projects and become a buyer for when devs release the completed game.
Without piracy, I and many other potential buyers wouldn't be there.