Firstly an account of the creation of SushiSwap that doesn't say a word about how the founding team was from Band protocol, an established project with deep ties to the shitcoin-roulette Binance and friends, is deeply incomplete. It's those connections that gave it traction, to list the token on centralized exchanges early and pump the price, making early holders rich. Only way, way after that, a community formed and started actually building some cool stuff.
Secondly, without the cartels to make Nomi return the funds, the project would have ended after that episode. I'm not sure advising people to associate themselves with money laundering groups is a good idea.
Thirdly, have a look at who took the project after Nomi sold (SBF), and the multisig key holders that replaced the original team. 1/3 of them are serial parasites that voted for themselves with their own tokens. By then there were already a few more organic community members that could've done a better job stewarding the project.
Be careful when you venture in this world people. It's never a bad idea to stay anon. The established players are extremely, extremely rich, they don't pull any punches, and can bend the public opinion almost at will.