The record-breaking, catastrophic hurricane decimated several Caribbean islands this week, and while Caribbean people have been calling attention to it all over my Twitter and TikTok feeds (thank you, algorithms), you know who I haven’t seen say a peep? All those influencers and travel writers that depend on the region for content.
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