Agreed, I try and remove myself from situations including people with negative vibes or characteristics.
I tend to find either
- They don't realise they are putting a downer on everything.
OR - They don't even notice - which makes them not worth your time in the first place.
Some people are actually just wired that way, it is more than a situation or a bad day.
I am used to fighting with or debating people or negotiations, I have been doing this in my business for nearly 30 years, so I have been inserted into adversarial situations by choice for commerce and have learned how to de escalate things and studied people.
-- something the police state should do more of to actually serve people.