Post #1935531
2026-05-03 19:10 UTC
“Sideloading” is anti-property-rights loaded language.
The correct term for installing something by means other than the Google-approved method is “installing normally.”
It is the act of capitulating to Google’s control, due to the incorrect belief that you need its permission to use your own property how you want, that needs a new term. So far all I’ve been able to come up with is “cuckloading,” though I’m not happy with how sexism-adjacent it is and am open to suggestions.
Replies (4)
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@Archr@lemmy.world 2026-05-03 19:45
Might be easier to come up with a specific name for installing something from Google. “Google loading” maybe. The we just go back to “installing”.
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@olenkoVD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-04 11:32
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@tomiant@piefed.social 2026-05-04 16:52
“Sexism adjacent”… Complains about how language is politicized and used to control people and then turn around and do the same exact thing for another topic in the same breath. Jesus.
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@mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-05-04 19:29
Nah cuckloading is perfect. The best way to make an insult like that not effectively belong to the sexists is just to use it in non-sexist contexts. The intrinsic meaning of cuck is perfect for this. Fuck the extrinsic meaning. We can change that.