[jacobsenscott]

TOR browser, or TAILS in a vm are both far superior to a VPN if you actually care about privacy. It is less convenient than using a VPN though - so lots of people sacrifice privacy and money for convenience and the feeling of privacy.

[dvcrn]

I agree but your bandwidth will take a massive hit. I pay for my fiber so I can have fast internet, with TOR I would only be able to use a fraction of that.

[floatboth]

You can e.g. use Tor for surfing and no proxy for YouTube and other places you need speed for.