I think it's true that at least the prize is to pay for everything that has been contributed by supporters such as bounty hunters, because maybe they also don't want to disappoint their project supporters, and then give the hunters the right reward.
Your words make zero sense, mind rephrasing? Bounty hunters are not guaranteed any payment as per the terms of any bounty project, more so after the onset of scam projects and teams shutting down ongoing bounties. Its not about being "helpless" but being idiotic about what they are doing, if the hunters dont realize that they are being fooled then nobody can help them to stop wasting their time.
yeah sorry if what I said didn't make sense maybe because I was still inexperienced, and maybe I just compared it with airdrop,
It is also true that until now I have not encountered anything like the collection of fees for a project, and now I am more familiar with what you are explaining,
but sometimes a lot of new people don't pay attention to this and just complete the task given by the project and also maybe I am that person, but for now I start to understand and be careful when I act.