I think it's a little unfair to malign an entire industry because of one scam but can sympathize about being gun shy after being burnt by a scam. What I like about this project is that it will help onboard new people into the crypto ecosystem through a rapidly growing market. Looking at the volume of buys today a few people have understood the value of DopeCoin and bought in.

https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-DOPE