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You have to instead blindly trust the company that runs the VPN, though. Some of them intentionally obscure who owns the VPN service given they're often used for things like P2P and spam, and the larger VPN providers (the ones that you see commonly advertised online) aren't always truthful in their advertising.
The best VPN is one you run yourself. If you're on an insecure network like a coffee shop, you can route traffic through a known secure network like your home or a VPS/server you rent. It's very easy to do with Tailscale.
Absolutely true. I have a paid VPN service that hardly gets used, but I call home with Wireguard multiple times a day (usually not for the encryption, though). Most basic home routers include a VPN feature as well, and it doesn't require much technical ability to configure beyond a quick web search for the router model and what the hell DDNS means.