Following this thread and others on other forums I've seen the reason for MCAS explained and occasionally debated and I'm left with a question about the decision making that determined that software that controlled the trim was the best way to manipulate stick feel.
My understanding is that MCAS applies AND in order to comply with the regulation requirement that says that the stick pressure must feel a certain way as the aircraft's nose pitches upwards. If it's only the "feel" of flying the aircraft that needs to be changed why not write software that applies forces to the controls themselves instead of applying sporadic input to one of the main pieces that keeps the plane balanced in flight?