so there was a post a little bit ago which i can't find again (or rather, i THINK i found it but it looks like it might've been deleted, so i don't want to link to the author in case they deleted it for a good reason) which was about, like, "job simulation games," like car mechanic simulator or power wash simulator. I didn't agree with a few of its points, enough that I didnt bother reposting it at the time, but i've been chewing on it since, bc it got at something that bugs me about these kind of games despite me constantly falling for them, which is that they don't actually simulate anything.