There is a comfort in the word predator, and it has almost nothing to do with accuracy. The word sorts the world instantly — the danger lives over there, in a category of person we could never become. But most abuse of power doesn't start with a monster walking into a room. It starts with someone who was, until recently, capable of tenderness. This essay looks at what actually separates a predatory dynamic from a predatory person — and why the difference matters more than the