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Loose rivets
One faulty, possibly 'bogus' part and there was nothing but the operating aircrew to override the nightmare. Boeing's faith in the crews to catch a runaway situation is touching, or would be, if on the other hand they hadn't blamed said crews for failing to be that firewall.
Or if they had bothered to properly inform said crews about the way MCAS was supposed to work, how to use it, and when to turn it off. Or perhaps they could even have let the crews experience various operating and failure modes of MCAS in the sim. But no. A short video watched on a tablet that made no mention of key information required to save your own life and that of the unknowing riding along behind you.
How did it ever come to this? One day, hopefully soon, the board is going to have to carry the can for this.