Yes, there's a high chance that it will go back to 10k or lower since the price is so volatile but I believe that it will recover and exceed 20k in 2018.

I think, the idea of ICO's are still worth it in the coming years. It's true that more and more ICO's now are just scams, that's why we must select carefully on what ico's we will be participating in. There's still a lot more room for new tokens and use of crypto in our life. Some creative minds can still make something that's worth investing on.

Yes, I think its common for young people to get scammed because of lack of experience and knowledge in the internet. I've been scammed on some online games before I learned how to figure out not to be so trusting.