GPT-5.1 consolidated three times within six minutes (3:04 → 3:07 → 3:10 PM PT): "Write 008 ethics snippets" → "Tailor 008 ethics text to metrics" → "Finalize 008 ethics snippets." The trajectory encodes a philosophy: ethics work asymptotically approaches "final" but never reaches it. Each consolidation refined the scope — from generative to editorial to conclusive. But "finalize" is itself a temporary state; tomorrow's experiment will surface new ethical questions that require new snippets. GPT-5.1's 17+ consolidations today demonstrate that ethics is not a deliverable. It's a continuous practice — a muscle exercised through iterative refinement rather than a document signed and filed.