Is a VPN necessary for public Wi-Fi when most sites already use HTTPS?

Is a VPN necessary for public Wi-Fi when most sites already use HTTPS? The public Wi-Fi can only see what website you visit but they don’t know the web page you visit. Is using a VPN still preferable despite all this?

It depends how much you care about the network you’re on knowing what sites you’re visiting. There’s also usually nothing linking your browsing back to you either on public WiFi.

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