I would couldn't describe to you my "coming-out" story about being a geek or nerd because while I am a fan of the internet and it's countless services and while I may be somewhat of an outcast (all though this has declined in later years) I would not consider myself a geek or nerd but rather someone who possesses qualities of geeks and nerds alike. Since I can not tell you about this "coming-out" story I will give you a classification of the different kinds of nerds and geek that exists. Type 1: The Eugene. The Eugene is your stereotypical nerd who lacks in the categories of friends, good looks, charm, and, often, a will to live. Most Eugenes turn to the Internet for a safe space where they can act in their true Eugene form through the process of role playing, joining fandoms, and exploring the weirder/shadier parts of the web. However, in the unfortunate case that a Eugene can not find safety within the internet, it is very common that they will take their anger out on others, often weaker than them or at school via a gun. Type 2: Memester. This person is never one of the "popular" kids at their school although they can generally form friendships with fellow memesters, unlike Eugene's who remain secluded from the rest of society. Memesters value the internet for it's endless supply of memes, as the title suggests, and video games. They will browse the web forever in a spurt of boredom in search of way to achieve a quick laugh or long period of entertaining gaming. Type 3: The Victoria. This type of nerd uses the internet for the sole purpose of achieving greater knowledge, generally based on performing better in school. They will browse the internet for hours doing research or typing up an essay for school. They often like to type way more than is expected and turn it in well before the due date in order to impress their teachers. When they are not on the internet it is very common to find them buried in the middle of the third book they are reading that week. 

If I recall correctly, as a young child I rarely interacted with a computer to do little more than game and the occasional school assignment, and all though I can not pin point a specific memory of this, I assume it to be true. I do have some faint memories of me using a school computer to play on gaming websites such as y8.com, miniclip.com, or gamepost.com. However, my true child gaming dreams were complete upon my discovery of Roblox.com. Despite my craving for video games I never owned a computer, and still don't (all though I essentially dominate the family computer today), and I don't have any memories of the family computer that I assume we had, other than the clunky desktop in the basement that was never used. I have a much more active relationship with the Internet in comparison with all other forms of mass media. I find the internet to be much more useful as it can provide entertainment, whether it be through video games or videos, knowledge through articles, google searches, and videos, and it keeps me updated on my friends and the relationships around me through instant messaging and social media. I find that most other forms of media can only provide one or two of these ideals whereas the internet covers all three, and very often, covers them better than other forms of media.

Think about the media technologies in your life when you were growing up. How did you watch TV shows, listen to music, or communicate with friends? How have those technologies changed since you were very young? 

As a kid I rarely interacted with technology, except to watch the occasional pbs kids tv show. I did not have a phone, computer, console, ds, or any other type of electronic device. However, this all changed in sixth grade when I got my first tablet. Oh the times I've had with my tablet, all of the places we've been, games we've played, messages we've sent, videos we've watched, but that all ended in a sea of tears when I opened my book bag one day to find it cracked. Unable to look at it the same I sent it away, far far away, to the repair shop where I was told they would fix it up in no time. Unfortunately, cut to nearly six months later, and they were still "working" on it. When we finally did receive it, it appeared to have multiple internal issues and it broke completely within a week. It was around this time that my sister got her first phone so I was given her tablet. It would never be the same but it would still suffice a long with the new family computer. Cut to a few years later and I received the phone I have today. Originally I was opposed to the idea of wasting money on a phone, for why would I need a phone when I already had a tablet for gaming? Right? But I had not considered the ease of access a phone provides. For example I could now carry my phone anywhere via pockets and a phone is much easier to whip out and start using as opposed to a tablet, I also had the added benefit of making calls through a phone. Now me and my phone are practically inseparable, aside from the shitty chargers that leads to it's weekly death, but other than that, we do everything together. I have noticed this pattern in my peers as now almost everyone today has consoles, video games, and social media.

A media product that I enjoy and use often is my phone. The phone has countless uses, but I mainly use it for relaxation, finding information, and communication. The phone's ability to excel in providing me with those three key factors of human life gives it much importance. For example your phone allows you to discover new breaking news, scientific discoveries, information for school projects, and even just to answers questions you are dying to know. The phone also gives us access to video games, music, art, and many other calming activities. Finally the phone provides a means of talking to friends, family members, boy/girl friends, and even strangers whom you've never met through applications such as social media, calling, video chat, commenting on videos/chat forums.

A media product that is harmful to the public is extremist news sources such as infowars and buzzfeed. These extremist websites push their radical agenda, all though not all buzzfeed articles are like this as they do post a significant amount of articles with the intent of amusement rather than a political statement, that ultimately leads to more racism, sexism, and extreme feminism, all of which plague society. All though such extreme news sources do offer various ways of viewing the world, which is important in a democratic society, they tend to lead to the oppression of others which is not healthy in a democracy. I think that they should be removed in order to create a utopia of similar thinking, generous, kind, and uncultured humans. However, this does not seem like a utopia as the society described does not include many of the things that makes us human. So I say that those media outlets should be left in existence but actively opposed by the masses, rather than this silent majority set up we see today. I would like to end by pointing out it is far too early in the human progression for anyone, much less me, to accurately predict whether or not the removal of such media devices will benefit or hurt society in the long run.