In fact, the huge number of casualties revealed in the morning couldn't be considered explosive news.
"Big brother" New York was well ahead. Not only did the test subjects and the Chitauri come one after another, the American government had even almost dropped a nuke on the city.
While what happened in Grand Rapids was a tragedy, it really wasn't as sudden and shocking as the attacks by the test subjects.
Thanks to the widespread use of cell phones and the Internet, everyone could find out what was happening in other cities.
On Earth, no one was far from danger.
After the initial shock, many people quickly started digging.
Life wasn't easy. Most people didn't want to think about sad things.
It was also the reason why many people didn't like watching highbrow films and only liked to watch football games and soap operas — they were simple, cheerful, and didn't require brainpower to follow along.
