Ive used it to get a rough idea of approach into new airports. It isnt perfect at all, but has helped ‘get a lay of the land’ so to speak.

Sims suck for feeling how something will fly. Maybe it is the lack of hardware that makes me feel like im forcing the experience.But msfs has been an asset for a wierd approach on occasion, just to get an idea of what to expect flying into addison or centinneal for example.

Personally i get bored flying for 2 hours and not going outside my house. But i can see the appeal so i wont judge it. It has its place and plenty of people love it. If you can find a good service, for radio work ive noticed some sims are more educational than actual atc tbh. And way safer when you mess up royaly. Speaking as someone who has fucked up his calls with vegas approach, radio work is pretty important.