Internet Points
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
Likes, stars, karma, reputation, or other online signals treated as social currency. In engineering slang, internet points matter just enough to distort behavior while everyone pretends they do not.
In plain English: Online likes, stars, or reputation signals treated like social currency.
Example: "The open-source maintainers joked about internet points, but everyone still noticed how stars and launch-day praise influenced which ideas got attention."