To the question: Have you considered running a Bitcoin node? Why did you or why did you not start a node? If you are running a node, private or working for a company, have you any important thoughts to share?
I am running 2 bitcoin full nodes:
1. I run umbrel on a raspberry pi 4 model B with 8 GB Ram. I connect to it via TOR, which umbrel makes very easy.
2. I run a custom node on another device. When I say custom, I mean I installed Bitcoin Core and ElectrS and I install manually anything I want to add to it. I have set TOR, so I connect to it via TOR.
You should be running a node for privacy. You will never be private if every interaction you have with the Bitcoin network happens through another person's electrum server.
You should be running a node to help the network too. One more node setting the rules of the network and have a clear picture of the blockchain is a good thing.