[bgill]

Interesting:

Optics - (used with a plural verb) the way a situation, action, event, etc., is perceived by the public or by a particular group of people:

The optics on this issue are pretty good for the Democrats.
Administrators worry about the bad optics of hiring new staff during a budget crisis.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/optics

[bagster]

Optics - (used with a plural verb) the way a situation, action, event, etc., is perceived by the public or by a particular group of people:

A math formula, by Bagster.

The more a politician is concerned with optics, the more worthless he is.

Praise be unto The Donald, all blessings be upon him.

Bagster