We have had a similar discussion before. I find "cute" shaping of the paperclips to be undesirable, but perhaps it could be the best option in that circumstance. (As I said at the time, a pure, well-made paperclip by itself is cute enough, but apparently "moe" maximizers disagree.)

I would be more interested, though, in talking with the "moe" maximizer, and understanding why it doesn't like paperclips, which are pretty clearly better.