The maid idea of this article is how many people are so caught up in their own little world that they don’t notice what is going on with the people around them. For example when 15 year old Bart Palosz killed himself, with a shotgun after his first day of sophomore year, everyone including his family and friends found it as a surprise. They didn't notice the signs he had been sending, especially through his Google account. He sent various messages regarding suicide. In one of his texts he said "I notice if I sound sad I'm normal and if I act happy, cheerful, and 'normal' there is a high chance that I will try to poison myself, cut myself, commit suicide, or jump in front of a truck :)." Yet no one even tried to help him or ask what was going one. Another example is when his sister said that he was just going through a "teenage phase" and that if the school had addressed the bullying issue at school, it might have saved his life. His family didn't pay attention to him when they stole his new phone or would come home with bruises. They would have never thought that their teenage son would take his own life.
In addition the author states how Bart was sent to the emergency after being severely injured by a bully at school. The bully smashed his head into a metal locker causing Bart to need stitches. The school claimed it was an "accident" and no one questioned it. This also supports the main idea that everyone lives in their own little world, because maybe if someone, even just one person, would have been there for him or noticed what was happening to him Bart would still be here.
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