Addiction Monologue

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Ryan: My eyes constantly ache. I go to bed at atrocious hours. Yet, I still can't get enough of my iphone or my ipad or my ipod or my xbox or my tv or my macbook air.

Devices: We are your games, entertainment, news source and music. We know everything about everyone and everyone has one of us. You just have a certain addiction to our our use.

Ryan: Addiction! How dare you! I work very, very, very hard and I deserve to play my games and watch my movies!

Devices: Ryan, lets be real here. You get home from school or work at three. Then its us from three to ten. Is that realistic and accurate to you?

Ryan: I……..I……. do other things.

Devices: You're Lazy! Admit it. You don't exercise. You don't do your homework. You barely get good grades and

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