>I also agree that the best VPN is one you set up yourself on a VPS that you control.

But aren't you "just" renting the VPS from companys like Digital Ocean just as you would rent the VPN access from somewhere else?

So if the VPN seller has means and probably does log your traffic and will give you up, how would a VPS seller like Digital Ocean be different? Surely they log your traffic as well? I mean, they have to if they offer dynamic pricing by usage and by offering packages like 1TB or 2TB traffic.