What’s the piloting task? Controlling the flight path of the aircraft, or wrestling with control system artefacts?
There is a fascinating talk elsewhere on the interweb from a USAF Test Pilot at MIT talking about how different pilot groups use certain aspects of their flying task as part of their self-image and culture.
I love hand flying and routinely teach an demo visuals and raw data approaches but I’m equally grateful for the efforts of a huge number of engineers and test pilots who ensure I don’t have too many aircraft deficiencies to fight on a normal day.