Jamaali Inequality

Hello everyone.
This is a 'lecture' that I have been collecting research for over a few months. Note that data on items is based on the PRESENT TIME, as in June 23rd to July 7th (according to newspaper dates; really June 24th to July 8th).

Jamaali Inequality

A Lecture by Woodswolf about the Unequivalence of Jamaalian Society

Part One: 1984

When you think of Jamaa, what comes to mind first? I think of the Member Party.

Now, I doubt that anyone listening to or reading this has ever read 1984 by George Orwell, but if you have, please explain what the plot is about. If you haven't, read below.
The story of 1984 is about a man by the name of Wilson who is stuck in a totalitarian society that 'worships' their leader, BB or Big Brother. He and his friend Julia break many rules. They're punished. It's a good book; I would recommend it, and it is required in many school districts.
One of the major things in the book is the idea of 'The Party', the single political party that rules the nation. Its political system is very similar to communism, Nazism, fascism, and many other types of government underneath the 'umbrella of totalitarian similarities'. The people who are not in the Party are treated as 'less than human' creatures, very similar to the way African-Americans were treated for almost 200 years in America, and possibly a bit more.
Now, think about Animal Jam. There are the Members, the Great Center Party, that gets everything they could ever dream of from AJ HQ, and the Non-Members are treated like they're 'less' than them, as if they're not 'real' players.
This is the same way in many games with membership or 'pay currencies' that get you extra things, but Animal Jam by far is the most extreme that I know of. For example, I have taken an item count of things available to members and non-members. This includes pets, den items, clothing, dens, animals, etc., but only things you can currently buy (Note that non-member items are counted in the member count, as they can buy them):

Member Things: 231

Non-Member Things: 83

For Every Non-Member Thing, There Are: 2 + 65/83 Member Items

That equates to almost 3 member items for every one non-member item! And if we don't count animals, the statistics are just as bad:

Member Things: 224

Non-Member Things: 82

For Every Non-Member Thing, There Are: 2 + 60/82 Member Items

Part Two: THE LAW

Non-Members also have many restrictions on 'how they can live'. This is called (or at least I call it/nicknamed it) THE LAW.

THE LAW

I. Non-Members Cannot Have More Than Two Animals.
II. Non-Members Cannot Have Member-Only Animals.
III. Non-Members Cannot Buy Member Clothing.
IV. Non-Members Cannot Wear Member Clothing.
V. Non-Members Cannot Change Clothing Colors.
VI. Non-Members Cannot Buy Member Furniture.
VII. Non-Members Cannot Place In Their Dens Member Furniture.
VII. Non-Members Cannot Purchase Extra Dens.
IX. Non-Members Cannot Customize Their Nametags.
X. Non-Members Cannot Receive Jam-A-Gram Gifts.
XI. Non-Members Cannot Receive Member Achievements.
XII. Non-Members Cannot Have Pets.
XIII. Non-Members Cannot Use Member Emoticons.

I'm not sure how many I have missed in that list, and some are 'similar', like, for example, I and II. Chances are there may be other pieces of THE LAW that no one is aware of yet...?

Part Three: Into The Future

Many months (and possibly years) from now, what I see is one of several things.

I. AJ is taken offline (permanentely).

II. AJ turns into a pay-to-play game (like WoW (World of Warcraft)) because they get greedy.

III. AJ is more equal; Membership becomes a subtler quality, but is still there.

Let me explain these three, and how (at least one way) they would come to be.

I. AJ is taken offline (permanentley). This could happen in any number of ways. The first would be that it would have little or no membership money coming in, and would have to shut it down. Another would be that all the members lose their membership, but don't bother to buy it back because they quit or something. A third would be that it goes offline for the peace of the world, because of a reign of scammers, hackers, and protesters (member and non-member alike) asking for rights (see III).

II. AJ turns into a pay-to-play game (like WoW (World of Warcraft)) because they get greedy. The answer is in the question. AJ gets REALLY greedy and decides to not let 'vermin' (non-members) play at all.

III. AJ is more equal; Membership becomes a subtler quality, but is still there. THIS WOULD HAPPEN BY PROTESTS! GET ACTIVE! SCREAM AND SHOUT! YOUR CAUSE IS IMPORTANT! SHORT SENTENCES ONLY! DON'T FORGET EXCLAMATION POINTS! AND DO IT IN ALL CAPS! PROTEST! PROTEST! PROTEST... You get the idea. If you protest for rights, you may get some! Look at rights in America, for example. Women! Native Americans! African Americans! They all got their rights by protesting non-violently. If we can achieve the same energy and the same mass, they'll give in. If we do nothing, this situation's reverse, II, will happen. I personally hope that we can achieve III without one of the other two happening first.

No matter what happens, we can be sure of one thing: Things will be different, whether we like it or not, whether it's good or bad, whether it hurts or helps. But because of current actions, some things may soon be unavoidable. So do what you want! Have all the fun you could ever desire, for you don't have all the time in the world. Things will change. And if we don't stop inequality now, someday, it could be you.

Thank you.