Tor on it’s own is definitely not a panacea. However, interested parties should look into Qubes OS. If detection is a huge concern, there is always the potential you could bridge your sensitive traffic in a less obvious manner. I believe you can configure this with a Qubes Whonix setup by selecting the “Tor is dangerous or censored in my area” option. It’s pretty powerful. I haven’t personally tried this as I don’t actually use Qubes except to play around with its neat VM setup.