Selfishness must not be allowed to stand in the way of the noble goals of equality and social justice.
Beautiful people are such a pleasure to watch.
But truly beautiful people seem so few and far between. It has been shown that attractive people earn more than ugly ones. Surely that would be incentive enough to increase the proportion of attractive people. Maybe it has, but not enough. Unfortunately, when people decide whether to go to the gym, get plastic surgery or purchase that particularly nice outfit, they do not factor in the benefits to society from their looking good.