Right, and there's a lot of good research into why people become criminals, and most do not do it because they're thrill seekers. Instead, it mostly has to do

Right, and there's a lot of good research into why people become criminals, and most do not do it because they're thrill seekers. Instead, it mostly has to do with their expected costs and benefits, just like any other choice. If one comes from a poor background and lives in a society with poor upward mobility, your quality of life as well as life expectancy is low anyway, so the risk of crime is less severe compared to the expected gains. No wealthy people became pirates. If risk aversion/attraction was all there was to it, they would.