▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁man ▁had ▁one ▁day ▁been ▁driven ▁mad ▁by ▁the ▁constant ▁expect ations ▁of ▁communication ▁inf lic ted ▁upon ▁him ▁by ▁society ▁- ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁could ▁speak ▁with ▁him ▁whenever ▁they ▁wished , ▁wherever ▁they ▁were ; ▁any ▁person ▁could ▁call ▁on ▁him , ▁and ▁many ▁did , ▁simply ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁their ▁communic ations ▁devices . ▁He ▁gives ▁a ▁striking ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁world ▁in ▁which ▁humans ▁are ▁constantly ▁bomb arded ▁by ▁music , ▁advert is ement , ▁propag anda ▁and ▁communication . ▁He ▁then ▁describes ▁his ▁revel ation ; ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁shut ▁off ▁his ▁phone , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁bother ed ▁by ▁it . ▁When ▁he ▁arrived ▁home ▁on ▁that ▁day , ▁he ▁discovered ▁his ▁wife , ▁fr antic ▁at ▁being ▁out ▁of ▁touch ▁with ▁him ▁for ▁so ▁long . ▁This ▁apparently ▁drives ▁home ▁to ▁him ▁their ▁terrible ▁add iction ▁to ▁technology ▁of ▁communication . ▁He ▁begins ▁to ▁destroy ▁things ▁- ▁his ▁phone , ▁his ▁w rist watch , ▁the ▁television , ▁any ▁thing ▁that ▁could ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁peace ▁he ▁see ks . ▁The ▁man ▁reg rets ▁only ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁' In s ink er ator ', ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁m angle ▁another ▁piece ▁of ▁equipment . ▁The ▁Ins ink er ator , ▁a ▁sink ▁d rain ▁dispos al , ▁he ▁says , ▁was ▁a ▁machine ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁solid ▁purpose ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁disturb ▁him ▁with ▁its ▁functions , ▁did ▁not ▁demand ▁his ▁attention , ▁which ▁only ▁function ed