Originally Posted by
Sailvi767
Climbing controls speed? Only if you leave the thrust at a high power setting! Yes they should have adjusted power to maintain a reasonable speed. It’s called piloting!
You're mistaken, "climbing" (or, put more precisely) elevator/AOA control always controls speed. Of course, under the likely MCAS scenario discussed, they did not have AOA control and the airspeed was running away from them.
And thrust always controls vertical flight path, so if they reduced thrust they would have only hit the ground sooner. In a desperate fight for altitude, "piloting" would dictate maximum thrust.