Well, that is the risk of participating in every bounty campaign. You will need to spend your time and effort in exchange of the possibility of getting paid. Not because it is already listed, it doesn't mean that there is a guarantee that you will get your payment. That's why we should still continue to hunt and continue to improve our work.
Thats right, just keep on looking for an opportunity that likely to give you profit whether for investing or bounty hunting.
It has risk but definitely if you find a good project to invest/join in, it will be worth it so dont be discourage and think positive.
Despite of the pandemic that happened in this year, there's a good side too (bullrun hopefully) and thats what im looking forward