I have two opinion:
1. Why bounty still profitable?
Coz there are potential, good, unique projects searching for active hunters who are willing to work with them. Of course they will pay enough according to what they calculate from there budget allocation. Responsible hunters they are looking for who are also willing to go with the them and support the team.
2. Why bounty is NOT profitable?
As I said; potential, good and unique project. But the real battle is the result of all efforts whether it will be good or bad, success or failed.
That's make things change. The result will determine the future. Maybe some of us here already encountered such good, unique, and potential campaign that we're promoted despite of our buzy schedules, still we did our responsibility to meet the requirements and earn points.
Unfortunately, things change because of failure endings. Our expectations of potential and profitable ending results to devastation.
NOTE:
It is not compulsory to join any campaign, it is individual choice to participate. Therefore, we have responsibility to be prepared no matter what will be the ending. Risky to join the campaign, more risky not to join and do nothing.
Salute to those successful projects manage by managers here that paid hunters profitably.