I don't know if you guys felt the same way like I do towards s***ty ICOs! Therefore, I can say that ICOs are a thing in the past. I would root for STOs this time, because they're regulated.
I couldn't agree more, the reason you listed about you don't like ICOS is what I think. In my opinion, the rhetoric (excuses) of these ICO teams is simply a bunch of shit, and now these excuses are outdated.
For STO, it is not common now. I can't say for sure whether this will be better than ICO. At least STO is regulated by law, but you have to believe that any law will still have loopholes and may be used by STO scammer.
Maybe STO is a bit better than ICO, there will be laws to join and protect participants. I have not seen any projects that are actually using STO to raise capital, it is too vague and difficult to use STO