My Boo Radley(s) are computers. Initially, I was scared to even use them, and every time our home computer crashed, it would give me nightmares for days. I didn't understand them, and I didn't even get what they did. They were an unknown variable in my life, and I tried to avoid them as much as possible.
I started to grow up and look at computers (and electronics in general) in a new light. I played a few games, typed and printed, and changed a few settings. By my elementary school years, I was using them at a level above the majority of my class, and frequently gave tech advice and support to my peers. Things were changing.
Now, computers are a hobby, a tool, and a toy to me. I understand how they function and I'm no longer intimidated by any technology. They have become simply another tool in life. Coming from abject terror to taking apart and building them has been an interesting turnaround. Like most fears in childhood, my fear was caused by not understanding. Indeed, the human race as a whole fear things they do not understand, and seek to control them for their own means. I hope this isn't too abstract for the assignment, but I felt like this was the most appropriate topic for me.
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