# Socrates DAO Governance

We believe that consensus is not the end goal. Instead, Socrates is built to **structurally accommodate disagreement.**

The Socratic DAO does not seek majority correctness, but ensures that multiple beliefs can be proposed, contested, and contribute to the redistribution of resources.

> "True decentralization is not about agreement, but about allowing structured disagreement."

SOC holders and active users receive governance weight, calculated as:

* **Weight = Token Holdings + Behavioral Hashrate × α** (e.g., α = 0.5)

**Proposal Types**:

* Adjust daily emissions / halving cycles
* Modify behavior weight parameters
* Change transaction fee or burn mechanics
* Set permissions for UI modules or market creation

**Governance Mechanisms**:

* Cooling period + snapshot voting + delayed execution to avoid manipulation
* Optionally introduce a second layer of governance (observers, arbiters) for decision quality and integrity

Governance becomes a belief-correction mechanism. The DAO is not the endpoint, but the continuation of cognitive negotiation.


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