People are calling #steemit a scam for the same reason men call women mysterious.
They ain't getting any love.
They expected to hop on and make a bunch of money easy like and then they see people that already have a following hogging up all the love. So instead of trying to make better content or engage in the community they call it a scam and they leave.
I like it. I dont need to make a bunch of money to enjoy steemit.