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Yeah, we should just ironically lean into it even harder and call it “backdooring”. Jokes aside, when has pandering to people to change the status quo of collo

Yeah, we should just ironically lean into it even harder and call it “backdooring”. Jokes aside, when has pandering to people to change the status quo of colloquial word use ever worked?

fearless1ron 1y ago
Well, obviously changing "installing software" to "sideloading" worked somehow.
- ndkap 1y ago
  It could be called "liberty-loading". You are at liberty to load/install software from anywhere
  - xyzzy3000 1y ago
    "free-loading"
- esseph 1y ago
  25+ years and it's a bit of variation on the term. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideloading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideloading
lukeschlather 1y ago
I don't change my use of such words for other people, I do it mostly to change my own thinking. If others want to join me and also change their thinking that's also good.
permo-w 1y ago
"queer"?