I began to think this would be a waste of time with everything I learned because almost all the projects I had followed ended in scammers. Is this a waste of time for me? 
If your talking about bounty then it is really hard to join if you are in a newbie level. But don't get me wrong, its not the end for you. Its true that there are many scammers out there but there are also worthy projects. You just have to see which one of them is. But first you have to rank up because you will not earn any significant amount in that level.