Are we dead??!!!

This week, when I heard about the Air France plane disaster , I was momentarily in shock.
And then came the pain, sadness and despair. I really felt the loss of all those people who had died suddenly within seconds in the cold water of the Atlantic.
I didnt know any of them.. but they were people like me. They had mothers, who will take the pain of the loss of a child to their graves, wives who would know that their endless wait had only just started and they had children who might never know the selfless love of a parent.
I thought of all those things and it just made me sadder.
But one thing really hit me... I didnt see that this huge loss seemed to have affected people at large. I am quite active on social media networks and it suprised me that people didnt even talk about it, express any pain or even mere regret. Ofcourse there were a mere few, but largely this news went without discussion. A sad commentary on our life today when Susan Boyle (a reality TV participant) hit a Million and more on Youtube within days while 228 people's tragic death went unnoticed. Are we dead?