[yobibyte]

> the biggest (and probably the only) beneficiary of such structured notes is the note-maker.

I would probably agree with the "biggest", but disagree with the "only": * The readers might use a note as an extended abstract when selecting a paper to read. This is like a short conference talk which is for advertising the paper and inviting people to the poster session. * The authors get feedback about their research, and some of them engage in a discussion as well.

Having said that, I agree that taking your own notes is better for you.