I was reading through their FAQ, looking for why (new user) I didn't receive my first round of BAT, when I came across this:

Users are rewarded for viewing ad notifications as they appear in Brave. Users are not rewarded for clicking on ads."

And

In the initial Brave Ads release, users receive BAT for viewing the ad notifications. In future releases, users will be able to earn additional rewards for engagement events within the ad tabs. Brave does not reward users for clicking on the notifications. Brave’s position is that users should only click on ads that they have a genuine interest in engaging with.

From https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026361072-Brave-Ads-FAQ

under the "How long do I have to view the ad before my “attention” accounts as a “view”?" and "What exactly am I getting paid for? Just seeing the ad notification or actually clicking the ad?" tabs, respectively.

Am I the only one who didn't know this and has been clicking on ads for no reason?