Obviously secret identities are crucial, and they can’t let just anyone know where Mighty Med is(lest villains find and attack it), but why keep the existence of superheroes themselves hidden? Is it like a Santa Clause deal where if the truth about them got out, they’d cease to exist or something?
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Because once you acknowledge their existence, people wanna know how. Then they will try to copycat the origin story for themselves or experiment on others. With varying levels of success. It will be a disaster.
Do you want super villains? This is how you get super villains.
Edit: oh yeah in The Incredibles they all had to retire or go underground for insurance reasons. I could totally see a similar situation turning into a public psyop after a few decades to completely deny the existence of supers.