I've pirated tons of stuff back in the days as a student, and know how to do all that even today. But now I've stopped pirating stuff.
It's partially because I've actually started earning money, but also because nowadays, it is incredibly easy to be able to PAY for stuff. And many companies actively integrate with local payment gateways and sell me stuff in my local currency too, which makes decision making much easier. It's actually become so easy that I straight-off decline when any friend of mine asks me to help them pirate softwares.