Were are all the jewels?

[Theodore Nacht]

If someone just really really wants a jewel, they can go buy one the same way that if I really want a Siamese Flame I can go buy one. Of course, I can't afford a Siamese Flame, but it doesn't make things unfair that they're so cute (great marketing move), so hard to get (ditto), and that only one in a very great number of starters will carry the randomly assigned genes to make such a cat (thereby meaning those who can afford to buy/maintain dozens of starters have the best chance to getting them).

The game isn't unfair or ruined if I don't get the super rare cat I want in the first couple months it's available. I can continue to enjoy it for what it is, focusing on the parts I love best, and, yes, being painfully jealous and frustrated that so-and-so got one but not me. I'm okay with that because that's life, and Kittycats is fun, and Siamese Flames are a tiny part of the overall user experience. On a long enough timeline, I am bound to get one someday if I just stick with it. What makes the jewels different?