I appreciate your concern, and I'm seeking guidance to revisit that definition, even as we speak. Is there any other?
Visually checking visual waypoints during VFR flight isn't a tradition. It's a functional requirement of navigation by pilotage, and a crucial part of learning to fly. Not exactly a lost art.
Not exactly anything to do with the notion that "beancounters" are conspiring to limit or reduce airmanship on a global basis in airlines, either.