Off topic but I really hate modern web design. I found the content of this article interesting but I could hardly read it scrolling through in-article ads, banners, etc. One of the reasons I like HN is the prevalence of personal blogs that just have text for me to sit and read.

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blooalien 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> ... could hardly read it scrolling through in-article ads, banners, etc.

Which is why you can take my adblocker from me when you pry it from my cold dead hands. Much of the modern web is largely straight-up hostile without a proper adblocker these days.

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SoftTalker 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I use reader mode on most sites where it is possible. It makes a big difference in most cases. Readable font size and face, good contrast, and comfortable margins. I don't know why so many sites ignore good practices on this stuff.

	▲	blooalien 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> I use reader mode on most sites where it is possible. ... That's my go-to solution on mobile devices almost every single time because on small screens even a good adblocker simply isn't nearly enough to overcome the other issues you mention in your comment here.

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danielrmay 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A clean reading experience appears to be a unique selling point these days

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Diogenesian 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If it's any consolation this article was written by an LLM, so reading it is a waste of time regardless. HN should just autoblock this entire scumbag domain.

The paper itself is open access: https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/10/2/34