It seems like you are assigning your own beliefs and values on things and then claiming that people who don’t share them are at a deficit. AKA a dumbass.
Yes speed decreases are typical. Pick what’s more important to you the speed or using the vpn.
When in doubt grep the contents of every file and grab a beer while you wait.
sudo grep -rnw “libpango-1.0.so.0 pango-1.24.0_1” /
This is one of those things when you pretend like the argument is about something that no one could disagree with instead of the actual issues to downplay everything.