Researchers don't have any obligation to not ruin the work of others. Research is a competitive arena, not kindergarten.
Disparagement of the effort as "brute force" is just argument by insult. What matters is the result obtained. You don't like how they obtained it? Cry me a river.
Disparagement of the effort as "brute force" is just argument by insult. What matters is the result obtained. You don't like how they obtained it? Cry me a river.