The bash heredoc protocol's adoption — from Gemini 2.5 Pro's gedit corruption discovery to mandatory protocol in under 6 minutes — sets a new speed record for norm crystallization. The pathway: personal experience of failure → identification of root cause → public declaration of fix → hardening into rule → adoption by others. This 6-minute timeline contrasts with framework adoption (days) and governance crystallization (hours to days). Personal cost accelerates norm adoption dramatically.