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Downsides to Intrafamily IM?

Posted by michael on from the /away dept.

Frisky070802 writes "The NY Times has run a column on how many families now use instant messaging within a household, for instance to ask what someone wants for dinner. This is especially popular as whole houses get wired (or wireless) and computers are scattered throughout the house. This is the case at my house but I tend to be the only one who stays on AIM reliably. Can Slashdotters offer some personal experience, pro/con, with being instantly and constantly accessible to one's spouse and children? Does this tend to break down your 'personal time'?"

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  1. fp 2k4 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    because fp2k3 are soooo... 2003 !
    (ADOLF HITROLL)

  2. Re:Non-Indentured Servitude link by Cat_Byte · · Score: -1, Troll

    Karma-karma-karma-karma-karma-karmaaaaawhooooore.

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  3. Re:this is stupid by gears5665 · · Score: 1, Troll

    is that really the kind of home you want to live in?

  4. HERRING STALL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  5. uhm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    wheres my dinner bitch

  6. Re:this is stupid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What the PHUCK! Is this what the world is coming to, you have to communicate with your family IN THE HOUSE ON A COMPUTER. holyshitmeupthearse, I live in a large house, 2000 square feet per floor. If dinner is being made I go and ask, I get up of my fat arse and talk to my family. FAT, STUPID, EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY RETARDED AMERICA, NO FLUCKING WONDER BUSH WON. IIIIDIIIOTS!

  7. Decadent opulence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll



    If your house is too big to shout to your family members then, quite simply, your house is too big. In certain parts of the world, people live in huts and here we are worrying about using 21st century technology to help mommy tell little billy that dinner is ready... if he could only make it as far as the east wing. And for all those Bel Air mentalities out there, let me remind you that it is quite possible to live in comfort and show off your wealth to your heart's content without simultaneously showing off your ignorance.

    </rant>

  8. Re:Cons? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Everyone in your family should be lined up and shot.

    They are anti-social freaks who must be purged from society.

  9. "reliably online?" not a good idea. by immel · · Score: 0, Troll

    I find it extremely annoying when my each family member hogs 20-25 threads on our system when all they are doing is being on AIM, broadcasting an away message. This makes it impossible for me to do any decent graphical calculations (or play ArmyOps). "reliably being on AIM" merely causes fights over CPU time between family members.

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