I don't think you have a good understanding of BAT. They are aiming for high quality ads that aren't spammy. The ads will be displayed in something like a priva

I don't think you have a good understanding of BAT. They are aiming for high quality ads that aren't spammy. The ads will be displayed in something like a private ad tab, and won't be put in in-page slots. So, if you don't want to look at the private ad tab, then it's logically equivalent to not seeing ads. If you want to and be compensated for it, then the option is there. What's wrong with having more options? Secondly, Brendan Eich already confirmed that there is a 70% revenue share for users. Let's pretend the advertiser is paying 10 cents per view, then you would get 7 cents per ad watched. 70% is a lot. Thirdly, even if it's just a few cents, it's better than nothing. Things build up over time. Before you know it, you'll have a few $. That's awesome. You can get a month of subscription on a ton of websites for like $3. That's also 3 songs on iTunes store, or a paid app on the app store.