@anildash @noahshachtman Sadly, the new weird internet isn't here yet. I had to interact with three different adtech popups, the unpredictable motions of which caused me to "accidentally" open at least one unwelcome new tab, before I could get enough of the target page to draw to determine that the actual essay is unavailable behind a paywall.
It's been 21 years since the first time I linked to an Anil Dash URL. That one just worked! http://www.erosblog.com/2002/10/04/because-then-she-wont-use-it/