The easiest thing is to be managed by a manager who has a good reputation in this forum. I think the current bounty condition is still good, it looks like the bounties session is still crowded, maybe each participant will not get a big payment, because with a budget of $50k if divided by 1000 participants, they will only get $50.
It is true and important indeed to choose a project that is managed by a popular and reputable manager,
everyone has their own point of view regarding the current state of the bounty,
what is clear to me that the current bounty condition is a little different from the pay that is not as big as it used to be