incremental game

Incremental games (also known as idle games, clicker games, or clicking games) are video games whose gameplay consists of the player performing simple actions such as clicking on the screen repeatedly ("grinding") to earn currency. idlers and dungeons on android is one of the most famous example.

idlers and dungeons, on android incremental game

by Lid mala November 15, 2018

eco-incrementalism

Implementing systems that may only show results later for long term benefit, specifically regarding climate change and equity. For example, eliminating single-use plastic in stores and instead having to bring your own containers would go against the easy short-term-gratification way of doing things, however, it would benefit the society and the individual in the long run. Another example is implementing solar panels in more places - short term it would cost more but in the long run it would be cheaper and better for the environment.

Company X should adopt eco-incrementalism in their systems and opt for solar energy instead of fossil fuels.

by sofistry December 12, 2022

Internental

An internet device or game used over many continents at the same time.

Google Docs is an Internental program
World of Warcraft is an Internental

by Zackxxx May 17, 2011

Incremental

An individual who is depicted as lazy or sleepy

"They were so incremental"

by Potato fan May 27, 2023

Weaponized Incrementalism

The tactic of demanding that change happen only in tiny, manageable increments, then using the slowness of incremental change to argue that no real change is happening. Weaponized incrementalism is what happens when opponents of reform pose as friends of progress, always supporting "reasonable" steps while opposing anything substantial. It's the logic of "let's study the problem further" (delay), "let's start with a pilot program" (containment), "let's wait for consensus" (permanent waiting). Weaponized incrementalism allows its users to appear reasonable while ensuring nothing significant ever changes. The cure is recognizing that some problems require systemic solutions, not incremental tinkering, and that "reasonable" steps can be a mask for resistance.

Weaponized Incrementalism Example: "They'd been studying police reform for years—commissions, reports, pilot programs. Weaponized incrementalism had turned reform into a permanent process with no outcome. Each step was reasonable; collectively, they added up to nothing. The system continued unchanged, which was exactly what the incrementalists wanted."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 17, 2026