He probably didn't know how incompetent the pilot in the left seat was. With an equally incompetent pilot in the right seat pulling up into a full stall it was all over. Hopefully we haven't reached this state in the US. We are getting close with the pilot mills qualifying pilots who really can't really fly without automation.
We need to hire real pilots that don't need automation to fly. I know they were all qualified to fly but by what standards? Knowing which button to push?