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There's some semantic confusion going on here with the word 'define'. By 'define your values' I meant something like 'state your values explicitly'.
Clippy's pattern matching algorithm itself defines (or constructs, if you prefer) a category that can be explicitly stated. It seems natural to say that Clippy values according to its paperclip category.
In actual fact, there's little reason to believe that anyone in the universe can explicitly state Clippy's values accurately.
I believe that with sufficient study and analysis, someone could. But positing that Clippy exists in no way entails that anyone can.