[AstralStorm]

Nothing in physics "has" to be something or other.

It is well known that QM is incomplete, so forcing forces to be quantum might not be the right way forward at all.

Strings are not quanta to begin with. They behave somewhat similarly at lower energies at most.

Forces are essentially a model too, and are compatible with both wave, quantum and string physics. Each substantially different.

[wayn3]

hence the quotation marks.

heres your "well, actually" cookie.