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More iffy Wikipedia stuff? Just some random ones I checked and found wanting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Elocutionists https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by tivert 3y ago
More iffy Wikipedia stuff?
Just some random ones I checked and found wanting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Elocutionists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Elocutionists
Elocutionists almost certainly still exist, though perhaps not as prominently.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal_burner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal_burner
"Charcoal burning is still carried out commercially in parts of the world.[3] It is rare in Europe, but still practised in Romania,[4] Poland, the UK,[5] Slovenia,[6] and Switzerland.[7] Other places where it is still common are the tropical rain forests of South America[8] and Africa.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_hunter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_hunter
"This occupation continues to exist, and is referred to as an exorcist."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddler
Has a picture of a literal peddler from 2010.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_peddler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_peddler
Article seems to mention at least one relatively-current example in Russia, and I wouldn't be surprised if something of this nature wasn't still-common in other countries. I recall reading about people peddling books on the street in India to this day, but that might not fit the "traveling" part of the definition the article uses.
Maybe someone should add "software engineer" and "computer programmer" to the category, and cite the Nvidia CEO's recent remarks.
- kthejoker2 3y agoObsolete does not mean extinct.