It's also readable they the vpn operator and anyone they provide access to, and every vpn operator is subject to the laws of the countries they operate in which basically means governments have full access. All you did was prevent your isp from knowing your browser history.

Protonmail account with crypto.

Monero -> temporary software wallet Ethereum -> pay for protonmail account -> Good luck figuring out who I am

It accepts it easier on some sites but not on others, especially if you are using a proxy or tor.

Almost all email accounts are now tied to you directly. It is now almost impossible to get an email without your name or phone number. Proton WAS a way to get a private email account, but now that's changing. Yandex is the same.

Without a private email account, you cannot create other accounts, such as gab, reddit, etc. without them being tied directly to your physical person. Without the ability to comment privately, the ideas you espouse can come back to haunt you (even if you're ideas are sound). The sad part is, that without the free anonymous exchange of ideas, there will be no evolution of society, and totalitarian systems can be created (see China's social credit system).

This is all basically an end run around the internet, and all those social media companies that are requiring email addresses under the assumption that emails can be private are actually contributing to a system that will be controlling in the future.