Programmers can be good at math while also being bad at economics

Microeconomics is relatively intuitive (but not easy) after you understand basics, like opportunity cost, comparative advantage. Penny saved is penny earned.

Macroeconomics is not. Penny saved is someone losing penny income.

Then there is moralistic nonsense and deserve talk. "Religious Influences on Economic Thinking - The Origins of Modern Economics" https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262548786/religious-influences-...