A preface: what I use my vault for ‘Why I keep coming back to Obsidian’ is another post for another time, but in short: it works so damn well for what I need. My notes mostly consist of those made from reading non-fiction books and journal articles, typically academic and usually about history (typically ending at around 1750, as this is where my interest dies). This is probably 80% of my vault, with the remaining 20% based on notes from articles I’ve read using Readwise or other sources.
I think the main advantage to Obsidian is that it is insanely customisable – you can build it into pretty much anything you want. I'd absolutely recommend it. My only word of caution is that you can easily get lost in loading up dozens of plugins and crafting an unnecessarily complicated system!
I’ve resisted obsidian. Your essay makes me think I should give it a go?
I think the main advantage to Obsidian is that it is insanely customisable – you can build it into pretty much anything you want. I'd absolutely recommend it. My only word of caution is that you can easily get lost in loading up dozens of plugins and crafting an unnecessarily complicated system!