we all know that some bounties do require higher rank right now, for Jr. members like me i think airdrop is the new opportunity to get extra profit. 
Yes. I think airdrop helps especially for low rank members because of the merit system. However, a lot of airdrop giveaways aren't real. I read a reply in a thread about airdrops and they said that out of 10 airdrops he joined, only 1 airdrop gave the coins. I also joined a lot of airdrops and some doesn't even gave an email for verification. So, it has a low probability of getting free coins since some of them are scam.