It's really easy to pile on and see every single 737 crash from the past as somehow related to the MAX crashes now.
There are actually very few similarities between this crash and the MAX crashes. The failure was in one part of a highly redundant system with additional warning systems. The pilots failed to correctly react to the failure and failed to do basic airmanship like monitor their speed until it was too late.
Whereas the MAX failures may well have required well-above-average piloting skills and instincts to successfully recover from, this one simply required basic competence and attention.
There are actually very few similarities between this crash and the MAX crashes. The failure was in one part of a highly redundant system with additional warning systems. The pilots failed to correctly react to the failure and failed to do basic airmanship like monitor their speed until it was too late.
Whereas the MAX failures may well have required well-above-average piloting skills and instincts to successfully recover from, this one simply required basic competence and attention.