It is just me, or is having every paragraph of a 200 paragraph essay punctillated by a link that takes you to another page full of paragraphs dotted with links

It is just me, or is having every paragraph of a 200 paragraph essay punctillated by a link that takes you to another page full of paragraphs dotted with links a little too overwhelming? I didn't follow the links. I generally like Cory Doctorow but this was just a huge doom rant. Everythings' terrible. Got it. Now how do I participate in fixing it?