Back in 2017 I never knew there is anything called bounties or bitcointalk forum until 2018 when I came across a PDF that says it all about how to earn coins promoting projects so since then I decide to give a try ,since 2018 now I've been promoting some projects and I've gotten paid via the project tokens but in reality I haven't been able to earn a dime ,they keep postponing when they will get listed on exchanges ,the PDF never talked about how long this always takes ,just imagine if bounty is all I got I would have starved a lot ,bounties long things and it can easily make one give up promoting them ,its always one delay after the other
You are not the only one who thinks that it is not a reliable source of income, majority of bounty hunters here treat bounty hunters as another way to make money online, but it should not be the main source of income, you'll have to wait for several months to receive your token and sometimes it will be stuck for 3 to 4 months before they traded in the market.
Yes, I agree with you, do not make a gift your main income because it requires a process that must go through a market that will be traded and takes a long time to be made into income.
having a permanent job is the right way to get reliable income, and make gifts as additional income as a savings in the future.