Indeed, the MCAS tweek is just like a stick pusher, except that instead of an instantaneous 'push' that can be easily identified and corrected by the pilot through a 'pull' on the control column, we have a stab trim that must first be identified as the problem and then cannot be countered by a manual pull - the obvious and intuitive correction.
Is this not a case of putting a digital 'band-aid' on a hydro-mechanical flight control system without much thought being given to the difference?
Sounds like a full FBW system should be mandated in this circumstance.