A Beginner’s Guide to Socrates: Rewards for Discovering the ‘Cultural Nexus’ Argument

The new Web3 social media and entertainment platform Socrates aims to change the way we communicate and participate in the digital landscape, combining GameFi and SocialFi components across multiple blockchains.

Socrates users earn rewards by participating in activities such as creating multiple-choice questions and answers, voting, commenting on answers, and liking other people's comments.

Billed as “a cultural nexus that encourages intellectual inquiry and values ​​every voice,” the platform embraces free speech and encourages its users to share unique viewpoints, engage in vigorous debate, and persuade others to accept their opinions.

It's a simple, easy-to-understand platform that doesn't require users to engage in complex gameplay. And points earned on Socrates can be redeemed for USDT at a 1:1 ratio, with multiple inquiries on the platform already accumulating 10,000 USDT worth of points.

Here's how to get started.

Starting with Socrates

Socrates supports both Android and iOS, as well as web browsers (note: for now, iOS users must use TestFlight to make in-app purchases). There are two ways to board the platform.

Create an account by importing such as Web3 wallets MetaMask. Create a new wallet directly on Socrates.

At the moment, Socrates supports it Polygon, Ethereum And BNB Smart Chain Networks (support for Arbitrum One and Optimism coming soon). Once a chain is selected, all deposits and withdrawals must be completed on that chain, with no option to switch between chains.

Arm yourself with a non-transferable SBT Pen and/or a transferable Genesis Pen (see below) and some points to officially begin your Socrates journey. There are three tiers of SBT Pens offering users various benefits such as a bigger share of the prize pool. Points serve as the basic fuel for user interaction, including asking questions, voting, commenting, and liking. Each interaction requires a certain number of points, and collectively these points form a reward pool for each question, which is distributed at the end.

Who can play Socrates?

Respecting all voices from different backgrounds and perspectives, Socrates welcomes everyone to the stage – whether you are interested in winning awards, eager to engage in debate, eager to explore new perspectives, or simply seeking freedom of expression.

Once you're armed, you can head to the heart of the arena—participating in questions and answers. Users are not limited to one role; Both asking and answering questions are essential to free thinking. By holding enough points, you can engage in a variety of interactions at the same time, choosing to spark interesting conversations or participate in ongoing debates.

How does playing to earn on Socrates work?

Socrates rewards questioners and contributors. There are five different rewards in the app where users can earn rewards for different activities – Question Creator Reward, Support Reward, Discussion Reward, Cause Reward and Favorite Reward.

To stimulate insightful discussions, the platform has introduced a question creator award for those who ask questions on the platform. Users create a multiple-choice question with 2-4 answers on any topic, customize the points that other users spend to vote, and choose how long it will be active; When the challenge ends, creators are guaranteed at least 5% of the total points earned by other prize winners. In addition, Socrates shares the previous day's SBT earnings with the question creator as a periodic bonus when the question is trending—encouraging users to create interesting and engaging questions in hopes of earning additional incentives.

The support award is another award associated with the request. All users can actively support the questions they believe in using Trending Points (see below) or Genesis Pens, which can significantly increase the popularity of a question. If the question makes a trend, users can get the reward; If not, the supported points will be returned.

Participating in a discussion by answering questions is the easiest way to participate in the Socrates forum. Therefore, the largest share of the prize pool is allocated to discussion prizes.

Participants can earn a share of the discussion rewards by simply voting for any question. How the prize pool is divided among the winners depends on factors such as the number of participants, voting time, voting value and whether the user used a Genesis Pen to vote.

Socrates doesn't just encourage users to ‘choose the right answer'. The reward system ensures that participants are rewarded for their early participation, independent thinking and meaningful contribution to the discussion. Other interactions, such as providing reasons for your chosen answer and supporting others' opinions, have the potential to earn the user's reason and like rewards.

In December 2023, Socrates introduced the ‘Bonus Pack' feature. Users can now tie bonus packages to questions that can be asked by any participant, encouraging more users to interact with the question and providing more ways to earn rewards.

What are the trending questions?

In Socrates, you can create questions on a variety of topics, with the forum algorithm calculating a ‘popularity value' based on the people interacting with the question. Users can find popular questions in-app on the leaderboard, and the platform selects the top of the list to be ‘trending questions'.

Trending questions appear on all users' homepages, which means it attracts more participants, which means a bigger prize pool and bigger prizes for prize winners.

How do NFTs play a role in the game?

Like SBT Pens, Genesis Pens can be used to interact on the platform and are also NFTs, but only 30,000 will exist. However, Genesis Pens offers users an additional benefit, which greatly increases their chances of winning prizes, by ensuring a larger share of the prize pool when calculated among eligible winners.

Using Genesis Pens to support common questions increases the chances of those questions being featured, giving users a chance to win the support prize.

There are a few different ways you can earn Genesis Pens: airdrops, contests on Socrates' social media channels; Or shopping on OpenSea.

In the future, Socrates will be introducing more features related to the Jens Pen, such as a weather bonus for NFT holders, so it's definitely worth trying to get your hands on a Jens Pen.

Any tips for getting more rewards?

Socrates is designed to be user-friendly and fun, eliminating the need for complex game strategies. While owning Genesis Pens and creating trending questions can add rewards, the platform's core philosophy is that engaging in thoughtful debates is part of everyday life. The key to getting the most out of Socrates is active participation. Not only will you gain valuable insights by connecting with thinkers, debaters, and wisdom seekers from around the world, but you'll earn rewards every day.

As the community becomes more active, with participation and interactive voting, Socrates expects the overall question reward pool to grow significantly, allowing users to share their diverse views and opinions – and helping to create a thriving community where every vote is valued and rewarded. .

Join the Socrates community at app.socrates.com or download the app on Google Play and Apple iOS TestFlight. Register now with invite code 8kbe8hsq or use the invite link.