I think the biggest lie I have seen the news on the MAX make "true" has been that MCAS exists to make the MAX fly like previous 737s and that it could have been

I think the biggest lie I have seen the news on the MAX make "true" has been that MCAS exists to make the MAX fly like previous 737s and that it could have been omitted if the aircraft were a new type... Of course: 1. The MAX can't be a new type, it would have to be clean-sheet at that point just from all the grandfathered items. 2. That view grossly oversimplifies how type ratings work for pilots. 3. MCAS exists to conform to the FARs (control force curves), not some "make it fly like a 737NG" thing.