The other extreme, the dangerous one occurs if doesn't know one's aircraft, in particular the A320/A330 series
Surely, one only flies the ball to keep in control of the situation .. ie one might take an interest in the FD, but only in the same way that one takes an interest in any other bit of information eg OBS deviation, ADF/RMI needle, etc. ? ( I guess the new folk haven't seen those terms .. ?)
I never considered myself skilful enough to follow the bars blindly .. unless I flew the ball, and the bars eventually caught up with my hapless flying, I ended up well behind the game play ..
He who flies the bars, without thinking about what he (or she), is doing .. is a fright waiting to happen somewhere along the way.