I get frustrated at the "light touch" wrt the workarounds rule on HN - I really believe OPs should be more engaged and expected to post an alternative as the first comment. Sometimes a thread goes for hours without somebody providing the info for those of us who can't access it.

In this case though, this is just Medium; there are various workarounds as others have indicated, (e.g.) a simple one on Chrome is just to view it in a private tab.

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wrt your comment on physical disability vs (the implied "trivial") things like mental illness I have seen very severe instances of both close up and don't think your comparison is realistic or helpful.