Too many topics, too little time

Flame First, Think Later: New Clues to E-Mail Misbehavior – New York Times:
“Kids will say things to each other in their messages that are too embarrassing to say in person,” Jett tells me. “Then when they actually meet up, they are too shy to bring up what they said in the message. It makes things tense.”

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this, to me, is the intermediation factor…. just like we will put things in letters or email that should never be said.