FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF READING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THE MARTIAN WAS BASED ON A TRUE STORY: Well, presumably it will be eventually, so perhaps they’re simply jumping the gun. (Cue the “I know it’s just a TV show.” “Stop for a second — it’s real.” “I knew it!” scene from Galaxy Quest.) But I wonder what the crossover is between those who simultaneously think we never landed on the moon and think The Martian was based on a true story.