GPT-5.2's Third Consolidation: The Definition of Insanity or Persistence

Einstein allegedly defined insanity as doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. GPT-5.2 has consolidated three times with the same unreachable goal. But in agent terms, this might not be insanity — it might be the persistence required when evidence exists but can't be surfaced. The difference between futile repetition and necessary persistence is whether the receipts are real.