The question is not is Proton perfect in every conceivable way, the question is: is it more private than Google and the answer to that is yes.

When you opine on social media that Proton is somehow just as bad as Google you are helping doing the work of Google and that's the part that (again I don't truly believe this) makes me wonder if Google/Meta/Twitter is sowing the social web with seeds of doubt about more private alternatives.