[penagwin]

He is talking about government level threats, DO provides no benefit.

I'll add that rolling your own means you're the only one exiting that IP address, so if your threat model involves websites profiling you and/or alternative accounts that won't help.

[sillysaurusx]

Where did someone mention government level threats?

If the threat model is a government, Tor is the only safe solution, and only after extensive training and safeguards. Using anything else is actually-crazy.

[nl]

If your threat isn't a government level threat, then a digital ocean based VPN probably gives enough protection.