>being able to resolve conflict, independently A shame sometimes the best way to resolve a conflict is eye gouging the aggressor before they permanently break

>being able to resolve conflict, independently A shame sometimes the best way to resolve a conflict is eye gouging the aggressor before they permanently break a part of your body The thing that stuck with me the most by getting the "resolve your conflicts by yourself" treatment was that no matter how much someone is being a piece of shit, the only one you can count on is yourself Everyone else will watch as you break, and only intervene if you fight back. And punishment is only ever dished out in equal measures between aggressor and victim Noticing that was probably the start of considering people to be rotten by default, reasons are needed to assume someone isn't