I’m amused at these statements these ‘wannabe’ pirates make to justify piracy. A smart person would pirate quietly without letting the world know or justifying it.

I know why I do it & I don’t want some validation, internet points, 2 minutes of fame to sound / look cool.

I don’t want some validation, internet points, 2 minutes of fame to sound / look cool.

No, you just need everyone to know you don't care about sounding/looking cool to sound/look cool. Totally different.

Too cool to be cool syndrome.

How did you do formatting injection in your username?

On the website you can modify your user display name with any font set you like. I used a random fancy font website and simply copy and pasted.