Tina writes:

You might have noticed it takes a LONG time in a sim to arrive at a
real destination.

It takes the same amount of time in the sim that it takes in real life.

It's not often we climb aboard our airplane without
wanting to actually, after a flight, be in a different place.

Do you fly for travel, or do you fly for the sake of flying?

There are a few real life issues your simming may not correctly
represent. For example, one can fly in IMC and have excellent
visibility and outside reference. IMC does NOT mean being in the
clouds.

IMC that does not include impaired visibility is a legal construct and not
relevant to this discussion.