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People are doing interesting things with SilPoly rainwear nowadays which is permanently waterproof. If you acknowledge the fact that the fabric does not breathe - period - it may suit some use cases. Here's a good review: https://sectionhiker.com/lightheart-gear-rain-jacket-review-silpoly/
https://lightheartgear.com/collections/rain-gear/products/rain-jackets-new
If I lived in a wet part of the world and not California, I'd absolutely buy one of these.
JB
Also interested in the laminates debate! I don’t think they work long term. Once the coating - whatever it is - degrades and the jacket starts to wet out, reproofing never seems to work. My current strategy is to buy a really good jacket when on sale and I usually just go for whatever has the biggest discount. This I keep for best and only use for trips to the mountains to hopefully make it last longer. Current jacket is mountain equipment goretex pro shell, can’t remember model name. For everything else, it’s a cheapy Alpkit job, slightly waterproof, not very breathable, probably about 7 yrs old.
Am nikwax/paramo curious, would be interested to hear opinions and alternatives.