I actually prefer the Medium's implementation of sidebar annotations/comments. For example: https://medium.com/design-ux/926eb80d64e3 https://medium.com/design-

I actually prefer the Medium's implementation of sidebar annotations/comments. For example: https://medium.com/design-ux/926eb80d64e3 https://medium.com/design-ux/926eb80d64e3 At least, the content isn't blocked when the annotations/comments are activated.