When Octavia Cade first proposed this topic to me - what happens to economic predators in a post-capitalist society? - I was intrigued. I’ve watched my share of Star Trek, and read my share of utopian literature (which is not automatically post-capitalist), and done my share of fuming against capitalist strictures. But I hadn’t ever given thought to the question of what happens after capitalism to those people who have exploited it to the hilt, or who would if they could. Are they only a product of their society, and therefore not going to be a problem when the conditions don’t exist? Or will there always be people looking to take advantage, have more, and be generally exploitative? (I know what my answer to that question is.)
And so, Cade’s essay: it ranges from how humans treat polar bears to fictional confrontations with human predators. It’s provocative and challenging, and I hope it gets you thinking.