ignomenter

people on social media who comment on an article without reading the article. commenting on the title.

Jan is such an ignomenter. Never reads the article, just comments on the title. So ignorant.

by noramary June 16, 2022

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