I'm thinking of deciding to extract nearly all of the Earth's available iron to make steel for the paperclips.
That would be a gargantuan, if breathtakingly superfluous use of money and engineering prowess.
Well, if it seems stupid for you, then ask me questions about the paperclips. I know everything about them.
It's bad to waste resources on items that are already easily supplied. You'll end up starving other products that need these resources while having an abundance of something no one really needs. A shortage would hurt these companies profits and consumers wouldn't be able to get certain items any longer.
We need more paperclips in our lives, they are so great!
It would be wiser to deploy those resources toward a wider range of items that will benefit everyone, including you! Besides, computers and electronic documents have greatly reduced paperwork and therefore, the need for paperclips.