Originating from the 2020 video game Doom Eternal, this meme features the character Dr. Samuel Hayden warning the Doom Slayer about the impending threat of the giant titan known as the Icon of Sin. The specific line, 'The longer the Icon of Sin is on Earth, the stronger it will become,' is repeated multiple times throughout the game's final act, making it a point of humor for players due to its dramatic frequency. In internet culture, the template is used to satirize situations that get progressively worse if left unaddressed, such as mounting debt, growing piles of chores, or escalating bugs in a software project. It highlights the absurd urgency of mundane problems by comparing them to an world-ending demonic threat.