For instance, the Civ games are basically Whig History: The Game, presenting liberal capitalism as the ideal end point for all societies. It even includes uncivilized “barbarian tribes” whose sole purpose is to be exterminated so you can take their land for the glory of capitalism.
People who say this trying a milsim for the first time have no idea how to identify terrain features, base of fire, enfilade/defieldade, or even where the line is.
It takes some time to learn, but if you try play a milsim without knowing it it’s like trying to play chess without knowing the rules and without anyone showing you. You make an illegal move and instantly forfeit the game doing so, having no idea what you did or how to even understand what happened.
Like for instance, if at any point your silhouette is backed dropped by the sky, you fucked up majorly and are probably going to die within the next few minutes. And yet not knowing about that kind of stuff, you wouldn’t realize you were killed by something you did several minutes ago.
If you understand the basics of infantry combat the ai is insanely easy to outmaneuver and destroy. That’s why everyone plays multiplayer.
If you wanna enjoy games like that, I recommend having someone teach you the basics and reading field manuals to fill in the details. It’s kinda hard to learn just from a book because it’s all about how to apply simple concepts to real situations, which is the thing books are horrible for.