Social media, like WeChat and Douyin, is a big part of most people's lives. Recent research found social media users between 10 and 15 years old can be divided into four personality types: geek (极客), Internet celebrity(网红), lurker(潜伏者) and victim (受害者). Each personality type has both good and bad sides. Which one do you fall into?
●Geeks
(A) Geeks are active social media users who care about their privacy(隐私). Most geeks are boys who like gaming and making music and videos. They often post creative works online. Mark Zuckerberg, who created Facebook, is comfortable in (B) his online life, but finds life in the real world to be much more difficult to deal with. This can remind" geeks" to try to avoid depending too much on the Internet.
●Internet celebrities
Internet celebrities like sharing as well, but they are much more visible (可见的) than geeks. They might become well-known for their singing or dancing. But being a teenage Internet celebrity can sometimes cause problems in the real world. They might spend less time studying and more time online.
●Lurkers
Most teenagers probably fall into the third type —" lurkers", or people who are neither too active nor visible. They prefer to "like" and share links(链接), rather than create their own things online. The problem for these teenagers is that they may find it difficult to express themselves. But at least they make sure to protect their privacy.
●Victims
Victims usually have less knowledge to keep themselves safe online. Their personal information can be made public and cause problems for them. (C) To avoid being a victim. Do not share your private information online, like birthday, age, where you live or your vacation plans.
