Ben Goodger:
My answer is that incrementalism should not be a destination or a goal. It's a tool that helps you get somewhere interesting. If you don't know where you're going, you're lost and incrementalism is just a delusion to trick you into thinking you're making meaningful progress. In the suffocating confines of a massive codebase, it can sometimes be hard to see the forest for the trees. It can be very valuable to step aside and try something else.