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🗓️ 30 July 2025
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0:00.0 | Bill O'Reilly here and I'm warming up. Stand by for the O'Reilly Update Morning Edition. |
0:07.0 | On this Wednesday, a new survey from Optum says the average American spends 10 hours a day on devices. |
0:16.0 | That's troubling, but there's no combating it. The lure of instant access is overwhelming. |
0:24.0 | The high-tech diversion is changing everything because people can now create their own worlds |
0:30.1 | and rarely venture out of them. |
0:32.9 | The device is always available. |
0:35.0 | It never rejects you. |
0:36.9 | It soothes, reassures, reinforces whatever your |
0:41.6 | pursuits are, even if the pursuits are evil. It is becoming apparent that many of us are |
0:49.7 | watching, not doing. There is no challenge, no quest. It is all contrived. |
0:57.0 | Fewer human beings are reading books because that takes time away from the device. |
1:02.0 | We meet people in cyberspace, not face-to-face in a physical place. |
1:07.0 | We can shut out anything negative. We become passive, lazy. The devices are so addictive. |
1:15.6 | Some folks cannot stop using them, especially the youngans. They make it easy to be cruel, |
1:23.6 | to avoid confrontation, learn how to handle yourself in complicated situations. |
1:28.5 | You can become dependent on constant stimulation. |
1:32.1 | Your life shrinks into a social media bubble. |
1:36.2 | You become a spectator to life. |
1:39.0 | Few understand the danger. |
1:40.7 | You must control the devices rather than surrender to them. I hope you do it. Back in a moment. |
1:48.9 | Hey, it's Sean Spicer from the Sean Spicer Show podcast, reminding you to tune into my show every |
1:54.5 | day to get your daily dose inside the world of politics. President Trump and his team are shaking |
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