It was ALREADY widely known, even before this accident, that full application of controls at speeds above Va - so called "manoeuvring speed" - could cause structural failure.
All that happened here was the exposure to the fact that aggressive control input, even below Va, can cause catastrophic effects.
To take your motoring analogy - any car will spin if handled badly in a corner. Many high vehicles will topple similarly. Full throttle will, if applied long enough, overspeed the tyres above their rated speeds. gear changes from top to first, or reverse, will destroy the engine. Sudden braking may cause skids and loss of control.
And we haven't started yet on the ability to drive into walls, other vehicles, etc.
All machinery must be operated with, and treated with, respect. Airline pilots require training and licensing to qualify them to operate the complex, and dangerous, machines they fly. If the machines were foolproof, the airlines could save a lot of training bills by simply hiring fools.