[deafpolygon]

I agree. I see this hyper-marketing with PKM tools and it's like snake oil salesmanship. Every app is being sold as the be-all-end-all tool you'll ever need.

I like linking, but I don't try and link all the things(tm). They exist to refer me to another file that I might need to look at from this one file. Sure, I could open my file manager and open the correct file but then I have to look at two files open.

Another issue is I see often is people trying to make the system more than what it's capable of. Most PKM apps are not file managers - use your actual file manager for that. No, you don't need to link to that PDF in a note (except maybe, when you're referring to it for research purposes).