I'm not trying to defend Boeing, I'm trying to understand if MCAS is actually needed in real life. Reading the other comments it seems the answer is yes. That

I'm not trying to defend Boeing, I'm trying to understand if MCAS is actually needed in real life. Reading the other comments it seems the answer is yes. That said, it's unclear that a Max with MCAS is dangerous: the danger comes from pilots not being aware of it / trained for it. Which, again, doesn't disculp Boeing in any way.