I think if the author pays for Medium, it doesn't force you to log in. If they are on the free plan, then Medium wants you to pay instead. I just stopped logg

I think if the author pays for Medium, it doesn't force you to log in. If they are on the free plan, then Medium wants you to pay instead. I just stopped logging in (because it saves the "free articles read this month" between sessions in a way I can't clear) and instead delete local storage every so often. Seems to work but it's super annoying.