Check my last paragraph for my 'angle'. I think there's a valid argument that giving a pilot absolute final say is no inherently safer than providing a safety net via automation. I wasn't comparing the individual incidents to this one, just demonstrating that humans make mistakes too.
Also worth pointing out that even Boeing has changed their stance on automation with the 777 onwards, so commercial aircraft that spend a majority of their time under manual or analogue automatic control will one day be a thing of the past.
You're also missing the substance of my post in that the computer is there to help, not hinder. The only time they'll ever override a pilot input is if the pilot tries to violate the envelope protection, which I'm sure you'll agree is undesirable. Otherwise the computer will happily do whatever the pilot tells it to.