It's not in everybody's best interests to change some people's minds and "steer society" in a different direction by breaking down barriers. The blowback from trying to make people stop being bothered by differences is real and there are countless examples of it around the world and throughout history.

"Live and let live" is more than just a banal platitude, it's a rule that's useful in keeping society functioning. Throwing radically different folks together and telling them to accept each-other is a fool's errand.