[aleph_minus_one]

> The world would survive without their precious work and would be a much better place without the shitty experience they bring to everyone else.

People have very different needs for harmony. Your statement likely implies that yours is rather high. My stance differs: great research is what advances mankind. Unpleasant great researchers will die some day, their research is there to stay.

(just to be clear: there is nothing good or bad with having a high or low need for harmony)