"soaringhigh650 - Long live the "IR" with less than 30% of the training!
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That was - presumably - a joke!
I know of no-one who either believes the IMC rating is akin to an IR or tries to use it as such.
It is - and will remain - a valuable aid to safety in a rapidly changing environment in which even with the best planning it's too easy to find oneself in (potentially life threatening) adverse conditions.