Update: There is an extension like this, called permanent readability: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/permanent-readability/gkoadlaadbnnaipkigapbbgbc

Update: There is an extension like this, called permanent readability: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/permanent-readability/gkoadlaadbnnaipkigapbbgbclcdhkaf?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/permanent-readabil... (though I think it strips out the junk after the whole page loads.)