In passing, in my early career 747s had no TOGA, hadn't been invented.
We did though have a sort of TOGA assist , it was called a Flight Engineer. He certainly wouldn't sit and watch the thrust levers at idle in a Go Around.
The advent of automation on the -400 did initially tend to modify your 'pilot stuff' On an early conversion Sim I pressed the new fangled TOGA switches on take off, released the brakes, and transferred my gaze out of the window. At about 30 kts I noticed the power still at idle and called Stop. The Training Captain queried my actions, after I replied "the TOGA has failed". "What's wrong with your arm?" he said, good advice!
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