A Remarkable Number of People Think 'The Martian' Is Based On a True Story (buzzfeed.com)

MarkWhittington writes: The Martian is a smash hit movie that made $100 million worldwide during its first weekend. The science and engineering depicted was, with certain notable exceptions, near perfect. The cinematography and special effects were so well done that one could almost imagine that Ridley Scott sent Matt Damon and a film crew to Mars to shoot the movie. In fact, perhaps the film was a little too good. Buzzfeed took a stroll through social media and discovered that many people think that The Martian is based on a true story.

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Re:A remarkable number of people are idiots

[Anonymous Coward]

I partially take that back, after going to the extra effort of clicking BOTH links, I see it does name some names. IMHO, it shouldn't. Everyone has their moments, including you and me. If you assert that you've never posted (let alone simply said or done in a relatively private setting) something incredibly stupid at least once or twice, you are LYING.

Re:People are idiots.

[Anonymous Coward]

Half of people are below median intelligence. That might not coincide exactly with the mean.

Re:Buzzfeed? Seriously??

[AmiMoJo]

Somehow Buzzfeed seems to be taken seriously in media circles now. Buzzfeed staff appear as talking heads on TV and radio now, as if they are serious journalists whose analysis matters. It's bizarre.