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Yeah. I don't think something that requires payment is inherently private. Even when paying for a service with something like Monero, you are still required to log into an account to use it.
You could absolutely have a profile built about you on a VPN. VPNs don't necessarilly have to be telling the truth when they say they don't keep logs. You are entrusting the VPN with all of your internet traffic, which just passes the responsability from the ISP to the VPN provider.
I do use a VPN, but I am aware of its flaws.
Tor and/or I2P is what people should be using if they require absolute privacy (like if they're a whistleblower).
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/basics/vpn-overview/