Is it really everyone in your family or just a few busybodies who bully everyone else into conformity?
In my family it's the latter but I've accepted being the odd one out and being happy instead of being approved of by people who don't respect my autonomy.
Any adult who cares what kind of phone another adult has needs to grow up and get a life.
Glad your nephew thinks for himself.
Air VPN was good for torrenting for years but most of the servers in torrent friendly countries are pretty full and slow these days.
I had them from 2020 until last fall. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of good options if you want port forwarding.
Anyone upset about this should consider prepaid service. I've been on prepaid service (a couple of different companies over the years) for almost 15 years and haven't had any serious issues.
I have, however saved serious money.
I'm from small town Oklahoma. I understand the type of people that you describe.
Some of my family is the same way. I, like you decided to live my own life and never had a close relationship with more than a couple of family members.
Hope your nephew is strong enough to withstand the pressure and live his own life when he's an adult like you have.