By preserving the incapable and “misbegotten”, and by insisting that they be the object of compassionate attention, it would cause even the strong to be infected with gloom and nihilism.

Must I bewrinkle my brow, grow crow's feet under my eyes?

Good morrow to thee, jolly fellow, quoth Robin, thou seemest happy this merry morn. Ay, that am I, quoth the jolly Butcher, and why should I not be so? Am I not hale in wind and limb? Have I not the bonniest lass in all Nottinghamshire? And lastly, am I not to be married to her on Thursday next in sweet Locksley Town?

Measuring treatment response as a score calculated on an established scale, such as the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) or the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) can provide some standardization to results, but neither index is a truly objective measure.