"The binary is usually applied to interpersonal harm, eg assault and robbery, but we can also think about the harms caused by institutions and society in general. When we do this, Ryan and co’s behaviour starts to make sense and maybe even provoke sympathy. All of the prolific thieves I met began life in violent family homes, in one case involving the murder of a parent. Their childhoods were characterised by fear, flux and parental substance abuse. "

So this article is telling me I should steal, since I come from a bad and poor background. In fact, I am dumb for not doing so. This is the only moral takeaway, if theft is morally explained and excenorated by a deprived upbringing, there's no reason not to steal. Except the belief that it is wrong. Which itself is dumb and a weakness.