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by Starman_Jones 17 days ago
The problem with Newtonian mechanics, especially idealized frictionless versions, is that it gives you a wrong impression of how the world works. Much better to understand and accept friction, because it leaves you with an accurate understanding, instead of an easy-to-learn version supported by fundamentally flawed concepts.

Within physics, there are much, much, much better models than Newtonian mechanics for conceptualizing economics.