Prospector
I think you missed Bushy's point.
I don't think he meant for one moment to suggest that pilot error was not a factor. His point was that for so long "pilot error" alone was a convenient way of explaining many accidents without looking at underlying causes and other factors. Events stemming from the Erebus acccident changed that.
In light of the rest of his post I understand his comment
And we still have some dinosaurs who think that the old "pilot error" finding is good enough
to mean that some people still think pilot error is good enough as a sole explanation for most accidents. This statement is not garbage.
Yes, it was a "joint effort" as you put it.