Personal knowing of others may not require face-to-face contact.

Evidence

It is interesting to speculate whether face-to-faceness is a prerequisite for the fullest development of personal knowing. Common sense would suggest that it is. How can I possibly “know” someone I have only read about or heard about more intimately than I know persons I see daily? — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 1073

Categorization

• QUESTION: Could chase whether mediated acquaintance (reading, letters) counts as personal knowing—relevant to digital-era urbanism.
• XREF: connects to: Attending to self and others inseparably means subjects do not precede their relating. — Farhan Samanani, Conviviality and its others: for a…, 55