[VladVladikoff]

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]

Well, obviously changing "installing software" to "sideloading" worked somehow.

[ndkap]

It could be called "liberty-loading". You are at liberty to load/install software from anywhere

[xyzzy3000]

"free-loading"

[esseph]

25+ years and it's a bit of variation on the term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideloading

[lukeschlather]

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]

"queer"?