Lots of Crypto experts believe Ethereum is basically useless with all these types of ETH-based ICOs coming out of the actual woodwork.
Right now Expanse trying the same thing
I think it is possible to assume a lot of things and to consider concerning any project. Each person has the opinion in this respect. But as we see from history nobody can precisely tell that he will be in the future. And many projects which are abused even feel very well now live and further develop. At these projects already the ecosystem and it you will not remove already anywhere.