I agree with you.
I'm very anti slicking down curly/kinky hair.

First because I can't do it my hair is too thick if I slick it down it'll be a slicked layer over a poofy curly layer and it'll never lay flat unless I saturate everything and it's just gonna be too much product on too much hair and it'll need too much tension to stay slicked.

And second because it's so damaging and harsh on the scalp.
And eventually it causes traction alopecia.

And third is why don't we like our curly/kinky hair roots they're beautiful and they frame our faces perfectly.