Why did Socrates let himself die?

He let's the dumb fuckers hang themselves.

He was better than all of us :'(

He was a cuck

>boy, good thing i took this antidote while no one was watching so that i may fake my death and sneak out while my body is under no supervision of the sort
>i really fooled these guys
>alright yeah im ready to drink the poison give it here

historians later found out he had mixed up the bottles. rip socrates

Plato devoted two of his dialogues to answering this question, so maybe you should just read those and get it from the horses mouth.

>>8672887
He didn't. It's a fable. Much like Jesus' crucifixion.
>He thinks Socrates was a real person

>>8673207
This

>>8672887
nigga was like 70 years old, with the infirmities of age.

That, and he wanted to uphold the law and honor of his polis or some shit.

>>8673192
I laughed

>>8673207
This.
He escaped, just like Jesus.

it's explained accurately in Crito, not really much to add.