So, Vilas and 4468, we're getting lots of criticism of our position and the actions/inactions of this crew. Some of us have provided a solution; what's yours?
Quality training. In that first is to impart good knowledge of the system. Trainee should be pointed out any traps or likely popular misunderstanding of the system especially in take off, landing GA phases where there is time constraint. Then resolve this into procedural actions because that is what a pilot actually does but may be more than one set of actions according to situations due to system design/constraint.
Then practice it to proficiency and during OPC/LPC set the traps and reaffirm the learning.
The only difference in your and my thinking is you consider getting rid automation and reliance on basic flying skills as panacea of all ills, well that may be the good option some times but not every time to hide ignorance of automation. Just as lack basic flying skills limits a pilots proficiency similarly lack of knowledge of automation will restrict a pilot's utility in all weather operations. For a professional pilot they are not exchangeable.