Sorry to go OT, but does anyone have any tips for making Medium tolerable? It can't be just me. Half the time nothing shows up. When it does, it takes 10 sec

Sorry to go OT, but does anyone have any tips for making Medium tolerable? It can't be just me. Half the time nothing shows up. When it does, it takes 10 seconds. What is so tricky about black text on a white background? I'm genuinely interested.