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MCAS was added because the stick force gradient in high power, high alpha situations was not adequate for it to be certified under applicable certification standards. It has nothing to do with a common type rating. Even if it were its own type rating, it would still need MCAS, or an aerodynamic fix, which they couldn’t effectively engineer, so they went with MCAS.
This MCAS, the forward CG from underslung engines being pushed forward and in front of the wing along with the complimentary tail stand and the extendo gear is the result of over engineering an obsolete airframe in the interest of cost control. But I don't really care. Flown right, respecting all of its quirks, it can be operated safely. Even the Wrights, who had no frame of reference, abandoned the flyer for more suitable designs.