Shitty people, especially of the littering, smoking-in-your-face, misogynist, homo- and/or transphobic kind. The cataclyst was something unrelated - I was in public transit and a guy didn’t wear a mask while everyone did (this was in the midst of the pandemic). I tutted at him but ignored it otherwise. Later I tripped over someone on an escalator, and that turned out to be the same guy.

Guy tried to be intimidating and said shit I didn’t understand. I tried to make clear , “hey, peace and have a food day”. He took it for a second and then went up, only for him to spit on me.

He and his brother (who tried to fight me as well) now both have 2 teeth less. They fled while I called them cowards. I was too irate and lost a bit of my tooth, which thankfully I kept and managed to paste back on with the dentists.

Was it stupid of me as a gal to do that, maybe.
Would I do it again, yes absolutely.
Ever since, I’ve been taking less shit.

Not tolerating that shit made me feel like I’m finally doing something worth doing, rather than standing by and letting things get worse. I feel empowered, honestly.

I no longer tolerate shitty friends. Gonna treat me badly? We’re done. It’s helped cos I’ve found fewer quality friends are much better than more shit ones