the West is the best at this in 1 way but in another is terrible.
West mentality: Dont fight back to the bully ever, neither verbally nor physically if you want to report (mods of DARF, DDO and DCraft follow this idiotic mentality)
Rest of world mentality: Hold your own, report if too weak and with clear evidence.
Both hurt the snitching in differing ways. Both enable bullies in opposite ways.
Let me tell you something, if you arent naturally strong esp if late to puberty, your only hope is mental and spiritual tenacity... Humans are vile cunts. You cant get justice. If teachers had justice in them theyd get arested with the amount of bullies theyd need to handle.
I reckon in every school at least a third of students are active bullies. Of the remaining 2 thirds many are bystanders because they dont want to be picked on next.
Easily over half the school's students enable or participate in bullying the remaining minority. Some enablers are themselves bullied but get rewarded for never snitching and enabling it by selective friendliness and praise (invite to the parties just to be punched and ridiculed as they bring the others drinks, food etc).
Never hesitate to be the loner. Never hesitate to adopt as 'fuck em all' default and work back from there. Ill raise my children to never be popular (intentionally). Theres a reason famous people are nearly all scum and bullies or enablers.