This man wasn't stockpiling any of his own food that he was producing himself. He was only stealing it from others. If he hadn't been able to steal, he'd have

This man wasn't stockpiling any of his own food that he was producing himself. He was only stealing it from others. If he hadn't been able to steal, he'd have starved to death. A society consisting solely of people like him would collapse completely within days; you can't have only takers and no producers.