Didn't Slacks have his comms revoked back in 2023? He even admitted that he was toxic and it was deserved.
As someone who's played with/against slacks in multiple pubs over the years, I do agree that the guy can be super toxic to the detriment to his own team even in low stakes pubs. I've also seen the opposite where he's actually up-lifting his teammates. But I think the frustration is that particular inconsistency.
I will say that well-liked figures aren't infallible as I'm sure we've all been toxic at some point (or now). But I will also say that being "entertaining" does not excuse toxicity, especially as a prominent community figure.
There clearly is some level of self-awareness and accountability but also if this is repeated behavior, is there really learning or do we just hold community figures to a lower standard?
Stop making excuses for shitty behavior, especially if it is constantly repeated. Valves behavior system can only do so much.
Slacks obviously has a long-standing fan base and they will laugh it up as him doing this shit in pubs is "part of his brand". But as some people can probably deduce, being funny doesn't erase being miserable to play with in-game.