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Sure, if you're in an area where there it close to impossible to avoid on a regular basis it should be the opposite: fight in ways that make you likely to survive long term...
That being said I'll try to clarify a little, my experience is that bringing this attitude on 100% within yourself makes those who're looking for victims shy away. They can "smell" it, that you're not afraid, and also ready to take things to a very serious level right away.
Maybe I've been lucky, maybe I'm delusional, but its worked well so far, and during the past ~3 decades I've only felt like reversing back out of a dodgy alleway once, in downtown Barcelona :-)
That makes sense. There’s a lot of power in not being afraid and often when someone senses that they back off instinctively.
Yes avoiding the fight should be paramount. Those people that have grown up in more violent parts of the world might have a different perspective and that's understandable. I'm not keen on the 'fighting to the death' mentality as I think there are other ways to resolve the fight i.e. submissions are preferable - again it's a question of cause and effect for me.