Gravity- it’s known as the “weakest fundamental force”, but we know the “attraction” is really just objects falling along the curvature of space toward a more massive object. I don’t understand how this explanation of gravity relates to the other fundamental forces.
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It’s described as a force, because it’s a good approximation.
In science, we keep it simple unless you need the better math/physics. I say “better” and not “real” because everything is a model that makes predictions.
If you aren’t messing with black holes, neutron stars, or gps (did i miss one?) you don’t need general relativity.
TLDR: “force” is good enough most of the time.
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