Bounties by zaprank aren't ideal. Bounties aren't really intended to be a voting mechanism but they get used that way because they are the most efficient way to pay out the top result for something. Maybe at some point we will have more custom tools and territory founders will be able to set a threshold for how much a commentor must zap to be eligible for top ranking.

You are right as currently constituted it is better for me to comment with my meme or song or fact and hope it gets zapped and not vote with my sats for other submissions.