Pirates were essentially sea robbers who operated during the 17th and 18th centuries in the Caribbean and along the coasts of Africa, North America, and Europe.
Many of them were pirates because they wanted to escape from harsh living conditions either on land or on the ships of the Royal Navy with their often brutal and inhuman discipline. Of course they also dreamt of getting rich quickly.
There is no reason to romanticize them - they did not fight for the poor but for themselves. They were brutal, they killed for money. But at that time life in general was not worth much.
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