meh, I'm 29 and while not sad by the news I do feel a sense of strangeness to be in a world without MJ. Anyone my age grew up knowing MJ was it, the one, the biggest name in entertainment ever.

Just a bit of a shock when a force this massive, for whatever good or evil you believe, is gone from the world so suddenly. And anyone shocked by the attention it is receiving worldwide is in denial as to the impact Jackson has had for nearly 50 years.

never fear, it won't last forever and we can all go about our normal, boring lives again. :P