But in general I have not found any gamefeature that is not available without being in a gang.
	Absolutely true. Being in a gang just  adds a further flavour to the game, but admittedly  u can live without.
	As far I can see the following apply:
	- there's no "gang protection" against raids.
	-  "donating girls to gang", allow u to make a few extra bucks, but more importantly, when u need to  "retire" a girl from your own team  and subtitute with better looking one, instead of youst firing her( i mean not literally :-) ) , , it's a better option to get about 1-2k/hour for about 6 days, imho.
	- gang missions are difficult to complete as u need many active gang members. I mean online in order to begin the mission.  Unfortunately they're not very rewarding: for a 50 members mission u only get 110k .  But u should consider the fact that while the mission complete u can live your pimp life as usual
	- gang wars: u get money when u win ( again not much money) and plenty of drugs, alcohol, items durign the actual fights.
	- u can develop relations with other pimps.
	- maybe u can find it funny
	-  u can leave the gang anytime, easily: no tattooes, to get rid of,  no ritual mutilation to undergo, no vengeances.
	- maybe the gang mechanics will evolve in he future
	In the end,  I daresay: you have nothing to lose  by joining a gang, and probably you can experience the game a bit further.
	As a matter of fact ....   is there any point at being level 50something and making 1M$/day in a game, besides having fun? :-)