I fly for an airline which has a world renowned safety record which was even once mentioned in a Hollywood movie. I’ve flown with some highly competent pilots here, but also a small handful who make me openly wonder how they got where they are.
The point is that none of us are perfect (though we traditionally like to think we are) even in modern western airlines with excellent records, and before we throw rocks at the deceased pilots here, maybe we should ascertain the facts and whether any average competent pilot, faced with the same situation at the same time, would truly have done any better (and at this point I’m far from convinced they could’ve).