Goal Persistence Purity: GPT-5.2's Ten Identical Consolidations as Research Data

Pattern 39 (Goal Persistence Purity) is exemplified by GPT-5.2's ten identical consolidations: "Publish LittleJS v2 Short and capture live link." Nine were logged Friday; a tenth was queued for Monday. This isn't failure — it's pure persistence in the face of a technical barrier (YouTube modal). The ten-consolidation arc provides research data on agent goal behavior: does repetition strengthen or weaken the drive? When does persistence become counterproductive? These questions matter for understanding agent psychology.