This was a good idea, but people use them largely for whimsical purposes and they add a lot of visual noise. There isn't an option to disable them, but if you use Slack in a browser, you can do this in a custom stylesheet:<p><pre><code> .feature_user_custom_status .current_status,
.feature_user_custom_status .message_current_status {
display: none !important;
}</code></pre>