answer:In your first example (the apartment lobby) I think this is a case of the owners of your building being incredibly pathetic. Leaving perfectly usable things that you no longer need for others to use for free is a sign that there is still some hope for humanity and, providing that it isn’t a health and safety risk (ie: no tems are blocking fire exits etc) I think whoever left that note should think about the bigger picture and stop being such a dick. I wouldn’t necessarily call it cruelty though, just short sighted and pathetic. The items are being recycled rather than just thrown away, that’s common sense in my mind! As for the example about your bus journeys, again, I wouldn’t say it was cruelty. Cruelty (in my opinion) is something that causes people unnecessary pain and suffering not just inconvenience). It is, however, inconsiderate and self centred and I do see acts like these everyday myself. I wish that people, in general, where less wrapped up in themselves and more willing to think about how their actions might affect others.