I understand the point about the new thread here, but I will make a couple comments on that piece of it.
1. This OP is not a brand new user / account who joined here simply to make this point. They are an active member of TMC, both in time and number of posts.
2. The OPs first post doesnt attempt to hide or other minimize their actions in this thread. Its clear that they mentioned it was their fault, but wanted to discuss what could possibly be done to minimize human error in this case.
I saw this as a regular member here having a discussion with peers they hang out with about something that happened to them, vs some other threads where its pretty obvious that people are here to troll, etc. This isnt that, just a "having a discussion at a coffee shop / bar" type thread, at least to me.
I said this earlier in the thread I think, but all sorts of businesses try very hard to minimize the "human factor / human error" when dealing with processes, since we are so very good at making those errors. The discussion isnt "hey this happend" or "learn how to use the car better", because accidents are accidents as someone does something unintended. Its "is there a way to do this that minimizes this or removes this as a possibility?
Im not a human factors expert (although I wouldnt be surprised if we have at least one or two on TMC somewhere) so I cant make any suggestions on what might or might not be better, but this isnt a case of "abuse" like people sitting in the back seat while AP is on or something. Frankly I dont GAF about those people other than to be sorry for anyone they interact with on the road.
This is more about something that is fairly easy for someone to do by mistake, and could something be done better by tesla to prevent that... at least thats how I see it.