I still don't see this as an oranges to oranges comparison. Or even oranges to mandarins. Or oranges to limes.

I accept that both systems (weather and economics) are both "chaotic systems". That doesn't make them equivalent though. Some infinities are larger than others.

Trying to model the behaviour of a single human is an incredibly difficult task. Trying to model the behaviour of billions is harder. Then you need to blend in their relationships to eachother. Then you need to blend in their relationships with their means of sustainance. With their individual values. Etc etc etc.

I accept that some PORTONS of the models are pretty sound. Supply and demand curves? Sure.

I'll hit you with a thought experiment:

If it's the case that it's just a matter of reading your econ textbook and then you can accurately model the economy, or even a small part of it, then extracting disproportionate wealth becomes a simple matter of doing some math.

Why isn't every econ grad wealthy? Why are there wealthy people who run exactly the inverse plays? Why do the most powerful institutions require bailouts?

I'm not saying that the theory is bad, but it's a masterbutory exercise. Applying the theory results is such disparate actual outcomes make it more like legend then law.

However, I personally think that the frequent rejection of that reality serves a different psychological purpose, which is the need to translate wealth distribution to an explainable system... Specifically one that explains favourably to people who already have the wealth.

Why am I rich and you're poor? It's simple: I merely understand the physics of the economy. You don't. If you did, you would be where I am.

And, if someday you gain great wealth, it will be as a direct result of the actions you took, made with confidence as a result of unmistakable stimuli, that anyone could have done.

Understand me when I say I'm not discounting economic theory wholesale... Not at all. I am just saying giving it more credence than it truly deserves has a peripheral benefit in providing a justification for some kinda shitty social structures that exist now... That ALSO have science backing them. For example, the study of social mobility.