How does communicating online and through texts differ from speaking to someone face-to-face? It is more indirect. It is more personal. It shows more courage. It requires more risk taking.

Communicating online and through text is more indirect than communicating face-to-face. It is not more personal, as you cannot see or hear the person. It does not show more courage, as you are behind a screen, and it doesn’t require more risk taking because that is silly.

It is less likely that the shoe will slip while someone is walking