The use of notes is quite open-ended (generic, if you want). I'd argue it's not about what they "should be", but that they are almost never the end goal. Whatev

The use of notes is quite open-ended (generic, if you want). I'd argue it's not about what they "should be", but that they are almost never the end goal. Whatever use you make of them. I agree with you that they are useful in themselves just because you interpret actively what you receive.