Counterpoint: pages like this are awesome because they give the reader options! Rather than the website author forcing whatever they want on the reader, reader

Counterpoint: pages like this are awesome because they give the reader options! Rather than the website author forcing whatever they want on the reader, readers can read as they please. - I see you know about Water.css: I've used the 'waterize' bookmarklet on pages like this. Similarly for Sakura. - Most browsers have a reader mode, and it works perfectly with this page, as you point out. - Pages like this work really well when printing, either to paper or PDF. Most websites just don't. - The total size of the page is...44k. Overall, I actually prefer pages like this. Ironically, I wouldn't publish my own writing this way because so many people have the reaction you have; I guess I realize I'm in the minority on this one.