How can one claim an NFT without buying it?
Just have to stick around and participate in the ecosystem
No different than achievements in an online game available to the first few people that did something
Think of the paid NFTs as microtransactions collectibles for people that dont [necessarily] want to participate and just have
I usually only find out I’m eligible for claiming an NFT from casually checking non-NFT related chatrooms from time to time. All luck but I’ve found things I really liked!