Like every other popular thought/meme/idea though, it can be equally true that they stick around, not because they are "good enough" but rather because they sup

Like every other popular thought/meme/idea though, it can be equally true that they stick around, not because they are "good enough" but rather because they support the opinion the person (or people) already held. "money doesn't make you happy" could just as easily be commonly believed because it helps people stay happy when they don't have much money, and to explain away not achieving more because "those rich folk aren't REALLY happy, but I am". Same with the statically typing -- we all know how opinionated people are about code, this just helps in the echo chambers too. But also, just because something is "true enough" isn't the issue -- the issue is that these are touted as ways SCIENCE proved someone right, when in fact they are absolutely not "facts" like many believe, and so that can erode belief in science.