I qualify my statement by writing that I have not read every post on the thread, but;
I have been constantly dismayed over the years when being checked by, very capable, younger TREs who have "bought" their TRE rating and constantly talk about improving situational awareness by using the the autopilot and flight management system when I see their heads go down to the screen and their eyes never move anywhere else and for those of us of a certain age flying manually massively increases our situational awareness.
Just my tuppence worth, if you know what tuppence is