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Japan has a history of train-driving sims: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_simulator#Driving_simula...

Like for some other simulation games, I am impressed how can some go to such lengths to get as close as possible to the real thing but would not actually do it as a job.

Not making fun of it, I just found it fascninating.

I can get it. I can totally see something being fun if it's 2-10 hours a week, but not fun if it's 40-50 hours a week.

Also very different when you are in control of exactly when you're doing it, you can pause anytime you need to go grab laundry, etc.

Driving/train sims have pretty much zero appeal to me, but I enjoy flight sims a fair amount. I'd never want to make the sacrifices to my life that would be required to be a commercial pilot. Being a personal/hobby pilot is very expensive and quite a bit more dangerous.

Okay yes, it actually makes a lot of sense this way.

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