I agree on principle, but there are some activities for which Tor isn't an option (for example, sending large files). An offshore VPN that doesn't store logs (or even tunneling through several VPN providers/countries) can provide good enough anonymity for the task at hand.

Be careful: many torrent clients (and no doubt that is what ye speak of here) happily report your real IP to every IP you send or request to and from, regardless of VPN use.