I don't know why people on reddit thinks sratis was a scam coin just because they were undergoing on a swap process.
But HODLers or true believers of the coin like OP end up getting fucked because they held the coin through the years. Imagine if you had your stash of Bitcoin in a paper wallet in 2011 only to wake up in 2015 when a swap to a new chain happened a long time ago and there isn't even any more option for you to swap.
What did stratis gain from having a short-lived swap process?