Arrogant Paperclips, and The "Unforgiving" Matrix

I found something today that I have never seen before. I asked a few people about it and some said that they've seen one before, but I don't know if I believe them. Today I found a gold paperclip. Usually, they're a silver color, or plastic coated with fun colors, but this one had a shiny, polished gold finish.
Now, the purpose of paperclips is to hold a few pieces of paper together. They're not really supposed to draw attention to themselves. They have a simple yet important job. But this gold one that I saw clearly wanted all the attention. This paperclip was a jerk. But it wasn't really his fault. It was the fault of whoever had the idea that paperclips need to be the center of attention. I'm sure their intentions were good, but it obviously got out of hand.
Don't get me wrong. Paperclips, as I said, have an important job. But part of that job is keeping those papers together so that the purpose of the PAPERS can be realized. Sure the paperclip usually gets tossed aside, thrown away, bent out of shape and made into some sort of stabbing weapon, or a missile, or even by some experts, a lockpick. But it did it's job and that's what counts.
I do have a heart, though. I don't necessarily like the idea that they are so easily forgotten, and i do think that they need some form of recognition. After all, don't you think they KNOW that they will probably be dropped in a garbage can or on the ground? They know that, and yet the still perform. That takes courage. This is why I declare the month of November, 'National Paperclip Appreciation Month'. Show those little guys you love them by buying a box and NOT using them. Just let them sit there and... just BE. They deserve a break.
I also am looking into an after school/home/office program for them to be a part of, camping trips, or any other ideas I can think of to show them we care.
In closing, I want to say that yes, we love and adore the work that they do, but giving them a distracting (though impressive) gold finish is not the answer. All that's going to do is expand their little egos and make them forget their place and purpose. Not because they are inferior, but because they are specifically made for that job... a job that no one else can do (well, one could argue that a staple could do it, but those bastards hold on way too tight).

Another thing, totally unrelated. Why is it that when the Matrix is all about advanced technology and complex computer programs, and the video games based on it are so clumsy? It seems when you play them that they are full of glitches, incomplete codes, and inaccuracies.
It's really hard to get the feel that you're inside the Matrix, this huge, complicated and potentially deadly computer program when your punches, kicks and bullets are almost always off target, yet still do the damage they're supposed to. I mean, you just get lucky sometimes and actually hit what you're not really aiming at, or do finishing moves on enemies that aren't even there, but that's sure not realistic, nor does it make me feel I'm a part of the unforgiving sytem called the Matrix.