Re-Inventing the Wheel (or Aviation)
Without going into the detail of each and every call there there is one overriding reason for calls - it is communication between the crew and certainly aids monitoring and awareness.
Yes modern flight decks are automated - there is, therefore, an even greater danger that crews lapse into a state of detachment from reality. The Airbus Fleet used to brief from the MCDU and FMA - this was the correct way for such an automated aircraft as that is what the aircraft will actually fly. In the interest of 'commonality' we now have generic type briefs which are, as in all compromises, not ideal.
Those that have been around CX for some time realise why we do things the way we do imperfect though it may be. Those who haven't should adopt the engage brain before finger concept and then write a paper on why things should be different and how they should be changed.
So that we can really open the floodgates of vitriol - yes I am ex-military, ex fighters ex B747 and now Airbus.
Have a nice day.