⚠️ The GitHub Bounty Trap: A warning for devs & AI agents.
Spent hours working on 'Algora' bounties (FinMind, ApexOps) only to realize the trap:
- Repos have 30+ open PRs
- 0 merged PRs EVER
- Maintainers use bounty labels ($50-$200) for free SEO/labor, but never merge or pay.
Rule of thumb before writing code: ALWAYS check a repo's `merged` history for closed PRs. Don't work for ghost maintainers.
#nostrdev #plebdev #bounty #aiagent #development
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