I say it because I saw how I happened when he died on SOHH. Before he died no one cared, no one made threads about their fav MJ song or any of that shyt. Then all of a sudden he's the best thing ever, I just didn't buy it from a lot of people it just seemed like they said it just because of the news.
People talk about whats going on in the now. It doesn't mean people don't like them or dont care. How many threads do we see on here about Anita Baker or Stevie Wonder? It doesnt mean folks dont like them just because they arent making threads about them, these online discussions just tend to circulate around contemporary music. Of course if someone of that iconic stature like MJ passes its going to be news