like yeah, your horse gets dirty and your beard be growing and you'll get snitched on if a witness see's you shaking someone down for money, but most of the game's systems aren't so urgent that you need to stop everything to attend to them.

they're just things you need to address when they become a problem.

but until they're a problem, just go where you feel like going and do what you feel like doing. don't let it overwhelm you otherwise you'll have never ending chores.

the game is actually very GTA San Andreas like, lowkey.