The concept here with respect to design had everything to do with the arrogance of the designers and their superior ideas, rather than having any basis in best practise and overall design philosophy.
The amount of times I've personally observed line pilots and trainees falling into the various design traps due to a lack of tactile and intuative feedback, it makes me question how it was ever certified.
My personal favourite is still the genius design of the side stick where the other pilot doesn't get any feedback.