Roam appears to remove the time and effort needed to organize notes. Just write. Links will happen. No need for silos, no need for hierarchies.
They are removing the friction and effort. This has huge implications and potential.
I am with you on not going and looking for notes (I don't often browse through my photo library either, which is a close analog).
This really feels like it's onto something special if you can let go of the evernote paradigm.