Dudley Henriques writes:

Just do me a favor will you please? Don't go out and try to fly IFR with
all that "no instructor or safety pilot needed" simulator time in your
log book without getting some of that "instructor and safety pilot
needed" stuff as well.

I didn't see any mention of doing anything like that. Do you think he is
stupid?

Don't EVER be misled into believing that what you can do and what you
see on MSFS will replace the actual experience needed to safely fly the
airplane.

See above. Do you assume that people who fly simulators are stupid?

It's nice to enjoy MSFS, and God only knows I have even reviewed it for
its role in real world aviation and found it has many a useful purpose,
but MSFS will NEVER replace actual flight instruction and produce a safe
pilot, especially a safe instrument pilot.

Never is a long time, although I'll agree for MSFS in its current state and
particularly in its default state.

But you must keep in mind that you can sim as a substitate for flying a real
plane, or you can sim as a replacement for flying a real plane, depending on
what part of flying you enjoy.