Why do people believe in debunked science, specifically alpha males?

"We hate to break it to you, but wolf packs don’t actually have alpha males and females. The researcher who introduced this term tried to clear up what had happened many years ago, but thanks to pop culture and some money-hungry publishers the confusion still persists."

https://www.iflscience.com/the-term-alpha-male-is-all-a-lie-66483

So yeah, it's all bullshit. Stop making mytakes about how to be "alpha", it's debunked science and frankly embarrassing.

Why do people believe in debunked science, specifically alpha males?
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