The following case is one in which it is not clear whether it should cause the people who experienced it to have a tantrum, crying road signs or hysterical laughter – but it undoubtedly shows that there are people in the world who will always remember what is really important – and it is not the feelings of those who have just been affected by an unbearable disaster. ChatGPT helped us not to break the keyboard with rage while writing.
The past few months have been characterized by an almost unimaginable amount of natural disasters, with hurricanes, floods and earthquakes wreaking widespread havoc around the world. The Cool Down climate reporter Sarah Klimek, apparently looking for stories of people affected by recent hurricanes, came across a particularly infuriating story from the previous hurricane season, a year ago.
After Hurricane Ian, which sparked chaos in Florida in September 2022, a user named Clarissa shared on the Reddit forum site a letter from relatives whose home became uninhabitable after the hurricane knocked down a giant tree. One of their neighbors, it turns out, was less important to express support and empathy, and much more important that people who come to visit him don't have to, God forbid, see hints of disaster around them, in what is indescribable except tactless cruelty.
The letter, sent to the displaced family about two months after the disaster, said: "In our little corner, most homeowners take pride in their homes and maintain their properties. Unfortunately, your home is ugly-looking. With the damage of Hurricane Ian, your home has become even more neglected and in need of repair. Please be proud enough to beautify your home by removing garbage and unused items from yards, raking debris, mowing the lawn, etc. If you don't mind, you might want to consider selling the property."
Users were shocked by the cold-tempered behavior: "What a terrible person," wrote one, questioning the motives behind such cruelty in a time of crisis. "Who does that to someone when it's clear that [their] situation is already bad?" Other users offered to share the letter with emergency services. Some recommended taking a more direct approach, such as printing the letter on posters and displaying it on the grass so others could see. Others even suggested sending mail to all neighbors, subtly hinting that everyone would mind their own business.
Ian is considered one of the most destructive storms in Southern history, with damage estimated at over $47 billion, in addition to the 87 deaths and more than 5 million power outages across Florida and Carolina.
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