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The only VPN I use is the VPN to get into my network at home, or my work VPN.
A dubious VPN is just as bad, if not worse than raw doggin it on the internet. It only changes who is able to log what you do (the VPN provider who probably expect you to do dubious things, or your ISP who hopes you don't get them DMCA notices). A good VPN provider doesn't harvest your data or keep any logs, but now you're on the same IP as 500 other people and you'll probably get blocked or captchaed out the ass by services.
I use a select few private trackers that are good at keeping bad people out so I don't really need a VPN for that. I do have access to Proton VPN through work but I don't use it because of above.
Proton is CIA
Do you have a source for that? I've only ever seen questionionable speculation. Not saying you're incorrect, just haven't seen actual examples of why people think they're CIA.
People accuse everything of being CIA. At a certain point you decide to either trust something or you decide not to trust anything. I can respect both.
I'm not techie but considering that Proton is open-source I expect we'd have someone pointing out a flaw or backdoor by now if it was compromised. I think it's probably good for now, things may change in the future as ownership or funding changes, but I also don't see many good alternatives.