It’s a great idea.

It can’t phone home if you keep it offline when gaming.

There may have been a “dip” but never was it close to being moribund.

It almost died when?

Any pirated content that I’ve looked for over the past 20 years has been easily accessible.

The only reason I’ve slowed down is due to the quality of today’s media, not because of availability of content.

Why would you recommend Nord over Proton?

Proton take cash payments and xmr just like Mullvad and IVPN.