Questions re: Navigation for Analog-era (older) Pilots

The thing is though, when do you ever actually fly a NDB or even a VOR approach these days? The last time I flew a NDB approach in a real airplane was during my Instrument Rating checkride. That was in 2003.
My first Atlantic crossings were all done using HF communication, but now it’s primarily done using CPDLC. It’s just progress I guess.