Is it wrong to profit off someone else's misfortune, even if your profit doesn't

Is it wrong to profit off someone else's misfortune, even if your profit doesn't

Is it wrong to profit off someone else's misfortune, even if your profit doesn't make them any worse? Suppose a hurricane hits a nearby town. If I travel to that town and sell batteries at a 300% markup, I can make a lot of money off of their misery, but I didn't cause them any misery. Is that still exploitation?

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