[jongjong]

Many early projects which are scams are still pocketing the money today. They are regulated by government entities which appear to be preventing them from actually doing anything useful with the funds. Founders just pay themselves big salaries to do nothing since years. Not only that, if someone from the community makes a meaningful contribution in their own time, founders will take steps to shut it down and suppress such projects. That has been my personal experience and one I know others have had.