Na'vi sociology

[Human No More]

Originally Posted by auroraglacialis

Interesting topic indeed.
I think in terms of what we can infer about NA'Vi society in anthropological terms is that they are quite egalitarian. In the tribe, no one seems to own special wealth or property visibly. This could show as special jewelry or clothing or a hierarchical order when taking meals.

On the other hand, this is completely wrong. Na'vi clothing varies immensely, clearly based on skill as well as possibly connections (i.e. knowing someone who makes good ones). Design of bows varies greatly too, from purely functional design to ornate and every point inbetween. Some Na'vi wear extra clothes/jewelery, while others do not, much like the difference in hairstyles that they wear.

Gender equality, certainly, but that has nothing to dowith whether or not they have individuality, at all. Things seem to be contribution-based - i.e. nobody lives for free without contributing when necessary, but people do with what their skill may be, but neither is there some formalised system of this - if you ever read the survival guide, you'd see all sorts of references to the Na'vi hammocks, personal items, and bows. They are their own. Nobody gets his bow stolen because it's nicer than someone else's or because he has two necklaces.

[The Na'vi] look very much like they have rather similar clothing and attire

I'm sure humans do to aliens too

There is the debatable statement about "choosing a woman" which was interpreted by some as a hint on gender inequality.

Again, read some background before complaining. BOTH Na'vi choose mates, it is normally a process that can take years, but obviously, this simply did not apply is Jake and Neytiri's case.

That concept totally breaks apart when one looks at how ecosystems work.

No, it doesn't. Homeostasis is two competing systems creating an equilibrium, usuall with some degree of instability.

The overall "goal" is to keep the whole world alive, to maintain a natural living world full of dufferent beings - if you will a balance.

That is 100% incidental to personal and species/bloodline survival for every nonsentient organism alive. If they could wipe out all competitors while keeping their existence and food sources intact, they would.

And this is on Pandora in a way what Eywa does - not giving special attention to the NA'Vi, but keeping the balance - looking out for cheaters. I guess if the NA'Vi would start wiping out other species, they would feel the opposition of Eywa just as the skypeople did.

Perhaps incidentally, but you're talking like it's some kind of 'remote control', as if 'angtsik were a weapon. It's coming to an understanding of a situation as it is (a central point in the network dying would have a big impact, comparable in a 'real life' analogy to the impact on the internet if a large ASN such as level3 or HE went down - by no means at all interrupting it, but definitely noticed), not a biological automaton receiving an order.

Life in the Jungle like on Pandora can be harder than life in a semi-desert environment.

For a human, yes.
The Na'vi have EVERY SINGLE advantage humans lack - global communication and transport. A near-perfect immune system. Built in biological protection against overpopulation. Memory sharing and a global language. Far more accommodating landscape in terms of natural features, as well as in terms of abundant prey and easily accessible resources... and they are said to have basic agriculture