One of many trends that needs to pass (Ooooo Apple did it, so it must be cool. I'll make mine even lighter gray, so I'm that much cooler). :-) Reader Mode is

One of many trends that needs to pass (Ooooo Apple did it, so it must be cool. I'll make mine even lighter gray, so I'm that much cooler). :-) Reader Mode is the answer. The creator of that deserves a Nobel Prize.