[basch]

How? You have the option to see ads and get paid. Don't opt in if it doesnt interest you.

It shouldnt even be in the same conversation as trackers tracking you across the internet.

It's also such a small part of their product. Without it on, you wouldnt notice it exists.

[FargaColora]

It's a curate's egg situation. "Only a little bit of our product contains the largest tech scam of the 21st century". Once a small part of your product is infected, the entire product is corrupted.

[basch]

I guess I dont agree.

They created their own currency. They pay you that currency to view ads. You can take that currency and hold it, or exchange it for dollars, every time it pays out.

Is it basically the same as a centralized loyalty program? Eh, sort of, but once you have your points, you can go sell them to anyone else, off platform. It's an improvement in usability over any sort of reward points in the restaurant and ecommerce industries. I dont think BAT is a scam. There isnt a promise that holding it will make you rich. There is actually an economy for it, as advertisers are buying it for a reason, vs it just being something that people buy hoping to later offload on to the next sucker.

And it is optional. Don't turn it on, and the product isnt infected at all.