That's a rare feature among VPS providers. But a very common feature among VPN providers.
With a VPS, that still leaves you with a single static IP. Which is uniquely yours. Which is trackable. Which ties directly to your VPS account. Which the VPS provider can tie to your home IP. And which they will, under the slightest pressure. Because VPS providers are not in the business of selling privacy. So can sell out a problematic user with no damage to their reputation.
There is not a single advantage to using VPS this way, compared to a VPN. You only lose features and benefits. You gain nothing. Even compared to not using anything, the benefits are marginal at best.
I'm guessing you got this advice from a gist that keeps getting passed around. It's terrible advice and the guy who wrote it is an idiot.
No, just my own thoughts. I've been working in IT for a long time. Either way, I don't even use a VPN. This is one of the only forums I participate in that's not end to end encrypted and privately hosted, so I'm a bit more careful what I say here.
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