Depends on what it is… if it’s a movie that I can’t find, I’ll usually just wait until an ethical version shows up somewhere later.

If it’s a research paper or a book I’m looking for, though, I take paywalling as a personal insult - I usually go to extreme lengths to obtain it, and I usually do get it.

If I want to find a pdf, whether it be a book, comic or research paper, I use Yandex - Google has been unusable in that way for a long time now.