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The Basic Attention Token notion is inscrutable to me. It's like the corporate sponsored charitable giving campaigns. Why would I give WalMart $1 to forward to Children's Hospital when I could just give Children's Hospital $1 directly?

BAT is a bad idea done badly by bad people.

Given my track record of predicting winners and losers (eg JavaScript), I can only assume BATs will be hugely successful.

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>> "Given my track record of predicting winners and losers (eg JavaScript), I can only assume BATs will be hugely successful."

They're made by the same person too. That's among the reasons I won't touch it.

> Why would I give WalMart $1 to forward to Children's Hospital when I could just give Children's Hospital $1 directly?

Perhaps you don't want people knowing who you're donating to, and the third party offers that privacy?

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