Why is gravity still described as a “force” when Einstein described it as the curvature of spacetime?

Question

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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Answer 1

If a physicist is pedantic enough they absolutely will go out of their way to clarify that it’s not really a force.

But in all other contexts, the difference isn’t all that important. Certainly as far as the math is concerned, treating it like a force is way easier.