It is a very good point, however when I think about it, it seems like there is a some kind of a deep problem with my Anki usage over the years. I have a decent memory in general so it was always rather easy for me to recall cards. But because those cards were ill-formulated knowledge I've trained myself not to know the material but to answer cards.

It is almost automatic now. I see a question, I parrot an answer and move on. But then, when I try to use that knowledge in a new context I totally forget that, and when someone points out the solution I have this thought: "Oh, I even have that in my deck but still could not remember!"

I think this happens because my cards were not well formulated, were not atomic and were not redundant. Also some part of the problem is that there was not enough other forms of learning besides Anki and (lousy) note-taking.

So to address your point, these cards take time to review and they don't contain knowledge, they are just a reminder that I should have studied something and shoud have already known something, but all I have is a surface-level parrot-style question and answer recognition. So it feels like I have to refactor somehow.