Maybe all this automation has lulled flight crews into some sort of twilight zone. No more manual fuel transfers, no more manual throttle reductions, no more 'kicking' the INS, no more thinking outside the 'magic' box. "We don't have to learn that stuff anymore!" Is the battle cry it seems.
Its like today's new vehicles that do everything for you. Start it and aim it. Don't worry about backing up because there is a TV watching your rear. DVDs, CD players, cell phones, automatic backup capabilities, GPS and so on. Where are the driving skills learned? They are not. Same with today's push button planes? Don't know but what do I know.