What’s wrong with opening the lid from the side?

If I don’t get to put stuff on my Desktop, why do I have a Desktop at all?? I really dislike this part about Gnome. Or any other OS that treats a Desktop like Slideshow Window. When working through a bunch of files I find it easier to have them on the desktop and move them from one stack to the other. It allows me to keep the stack order. Often when revisiting more complex workflows at work, that becomes super handy.