In class-B airspace, all aircraft are subject to ATC clearance and all flights are separated from each other by ATC.
That means that ATC, not the pilot, is responsible for preventing mid-air collisions. In effect the controller is piloting the aircraft, not the guy in the left seat on board, who may be seeing nothing but the inside of a cloud.
My personal preference, if I were a passenger, would be for the controller to be relaxed, attentive and mindful.