If this were a different type of website, it would have long ago. And someone role-playing an AI would use an 80x80 version as their avatar.
(This suggestion is the only one in this discussion so fa that’s gotten my attention. However, I’ve already been exposed to the paperclip death of the universe scenario, so not sure how it would work on the unfamiliar.)
Planet Earth, turning into paperclips. This has the potential to become an iconic image.
If this were a different type of website, it would have long ago. And someone role-playing an AI would use an 80x80 version as their avatar.
(This suggestion is the only one in this discussion so fa that’s gotten my attention. However, I’ve already been exposed to the paperclip death of the universe scenario, so not sure how it would work on the unfamiliar.)
I don’t think it would work all that well on the unfamiliar.
Yes, for newcomers it would be unfamiliar. It’s not so crass as to look like an attention-grabbing ploy—just strange enough to pique curiosity.
Possible alternate version: An entire city given over to paperclip manufacturing.