The lesson here is just don't try to be a hero, don't try to be a tough guy, you never know what psychos you're dealing with. Don't even start arguing with random people, just put your pride in your pocket, ignore them and fuck off before things have a chance to escalate.

Fucking "enlightened redditor" post right there. Shit like that is why society is fucked, making pseudo intellectual excuses for your cowardice and masturbating over being the last rat to survive isn't actually the smart option if you desire to live as anything more than a garbage dwelling reject and or slave.

What the fuck is supposed to happen next after everyone with any sense of decency wills their balls to shrivel up and runs off with their tails between their legs. Do the violent aggressors magically disappear never to harass or damage society ever again? Passing the buck forever doesn't actually work numbnuts. You don't pretend your problems don't exist and hope they disappear, you nip that shit in the bud even if it hurts now, because it'll only hurt more later.

You could however fix that statement by adding "then form an impromptu militia and come back to clean house" because I'm all for the good guys making tactically advantageous decisions.