Bounties always get my attention. It seems like they should be a bigger part of SN. At the same time, I've never posted one myself. I'm trying to figure out why.

Zapping is mostly something I do after I read a post or comment. Bounties are kinda like pre-zapping (agreeing to zap before you read) but also not because you don't have to assign the bounty until you are satisfied it has been fulfilled.

I wonder if I haven't done any bounties because it feels more like paying while zapping feels more like tossing some money to a street musician. Paying doesn't feel as good. It's more serious. (I don't think there's anything wrong with paying for a thing, just examining why it feels different than zapping.)

I agree with @Undisciplined and @jasonb that it would be cool if you could find all open bounties in one place (and sort them by value or something). I often give a shot to bounties people post that are in my wheelhouse and I would probably do more of this if there was an easy way to check what bounties are open.