Josh has always been incredibly meek and doesn't like confrontation. He is only a badass tough guy when he can talk shit safely. He will always back down quickly if not immediately, especially without any liquid courage. He acts big online and goes on about how he could have fucked the offending person up when anything is caught on camera and if it was off-camera, then of course he beat their ass.
My favorite out of all these moments was when the cops came after he actually did throw a very drunk Warlord Campbell to the ground and his phone out the window; he seemed worried he might get in trouble, he told them "I support blue lives matter, officers" while he was unaware that
someone in Porkney's Discord was recording. This was the same leak where the Discord told him Alicia Rhodey was still alive after he was crying about it, then he was genuinely confused about hearing voices. It's a good glimpse into Josh when he isn't hamming it up on camera and thinks he is in a safe space unrecorded.
Also you're all falling for "he's on something/what is it?" bullshit that plagues Reddit all the time. It's pointless. If he's actually not drinking, he's going to be seemingly a lot more lucid and less sedated. I get it's been a few years, plus the gender relashuns genuinely does work him up; he falls for the rage bait every time. He's been using kratom for years and gets it sent to him more than people think. He's aware of the addictive qualities that it has. He has always seemed a bit apprehensive to be a regular user because of that. Of course, like his views of vaping, that can all change.
To sum it up, Josh is a scared little pussy no mater which way you slice it.