Airplanes don't have big red buttons that turn off all automation because it's always the wrong thing to do. You can't press a button without understanding how

Airplanes don't have big red buttons that turn off all automation because it's always the wrong thing to do. You can't press a button without understanding how it will affect the plane. How do you know the automation is at fault? Maybe there is mechanical damage and the only reason you're in the air is the automation? By the time you understand if the red button can be safely pressed, you understand what is generally causing the problem. So you can disable that specific automated system, which you can do today. Also, automation is very very rarely at fault, it basically never happens. But accidents are often avoided, and many accidents would have been avoided, if pilots let go of the controls and let the automation and the inherent stability of the airframe return the flight to normal. I can't think of a single time when that big red button is a good idea. Boeing just recklessly didn't tell these pilots what to watch out for, what automated systems existed, and to save some money didn't include the basic safety equipment they needed.