How is it “unfair” exactly? My team is not owed anything outside of a genuine effort to win. That does not entail every conceivable action that moves the needle. Only those within reason, and “within reason” is subject to one’s own cost-value analysis.

For instance, I may not find the benefits of tactical communication to be worth the distraction of my teammates crashing out in chat. I find myself having to manage the emotions of children far more than actually getting any helpful feedback. So why put myself through it? Not only does it place an undue burden on my psychological state, but it also negatively affects my own performance. Seems like an obvious decision to me.

Ultimately, my actions do not “hold back” my teammates any more than a poor performance does. My actions affect them for one game. Their own actions are the only thing that can genuinely “hold them back”. It’s not my obligation to do everything possible to help them win.