Avoid confrontation for sure, but if an angry garden gnome slaps you, you gotta respond. I guess if you bitch out your odds of living do increase from 99.9% to 100%, but at what cost? In what sorry worm-like state are you going to enjoy your absolute safety?
Yeah, you're right. I think more out of instinct than anything else. Not gonna calculate the pros and cons in such a situation. But if he's just insulting, I wouldn't try to escalate further (except maybe again out of instinct), as that serves no purpose.
Avoid confrontation for sure, but if an angry garden gnome slaps you, you gotta respond. I guess if you bitch out your odds of living do increase from 99.9% to 100%, but at what cost? In what sorry worm-like state are you going to enjoy your absolute safety?
Yeah, you're right. I think more out of instinct than anything else. Not gonna calculate the pros and cons in such a situation. But if he's just insulting, I wouldn't try to escalate further (except maybe again out of instinct), as that serves no purpose.