411A, I cannot agree more. I am against the pushbutton flying as well. The new generation seems to live with it. But watch them doing a go-around when all the automatics are off. (or just the A/T, for that matter).
Captaincy now consists of 4000 hrs watching crosshairs and an in dept knowledge of Part A, chapter 8 of the FCOM, among a few other things unrelated to flying.
Basic flying skills are not appreciated anymore. That is until an accident happens again. And again.