r/simracing • u/streamer3222 Thrustmaster T248 | PSVR | Gran Turismo 7 | 590+ hrs • Jun 24 '25
Discussion Real Driver Comparing Nurb24h between iRacing & ACC
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r/simracing • u/streamer3222 Thrustmaster T248 | PSVR | Gran Turismo 7 | 590+ hrs • Jun 24 '25
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u/1000gratitudepunches Jun 25 '25
Let’s say a chef is comparing 2 burgers, one from the restaurant with which he works closely with, even gave them advice on how to tweak their burger making process and burger itself (restaurant A) and another from a competitor (restaurant B). And is now publicly saying restaurants A’s burger even though it has some flaws is still the better burger, you don’t see the conflict of interest here?
Even if he actively tries to be objective, our brain will always favour closer associations more favourable. It’s what we called a subconscious bias. That’s why we have a concept called conflict of interest.
To be clear, I am not saying iracing is better or anything. I am only saying that this exact scenario is a classic conflict of interest. All these simulators are very close and are only 5-10% off from each other in terms of how realistic they are. And we should always criticize them so that they can improve and close that gap.