Maybe the physicists who like to geek out on the multiverse would be less happy (after all, they're choosing to study this currently), but other people would be

Maybe the physicists who like to geek out on the multiverse would be less happy (after all, they're choosing to study this currently), but other people would be happier because the physicists were forced to work on something that benefitted society at large rather than a select few. Imagine there was a group of people who liked to meditate all day, every day (preferably at the beach, with a cold beer). Would you seriously argue that society should support these people in that, rather than push them to do something else to earn their keep? Note that meditating wouldn't be illegal, so they could still do it on their own time, they'd just need to have a day job.