[neeksHN]

I've gotten around this by disabling cookies and javascript on a per site basis.

These sites require blocking both javascript and cookies: NYT, Washington Post, MIT Technology Review, Wired, National Geographic and LA Times

These sites require only blocking cookies: Medium, Scientific American, Quartz, The Atlantic, Bloomberg and Harvard Business Review

The one downside is when the linked article is an "interactive feature/story" and it's a site which requires blocking javascript. It's an annoyance to temporarily allow such an article's source, but I'd rather have to deal with that than reaching their "free limit".

I'd much prefer if submitters choose more user-respecting sources, but until then I refuse to feel guilty over stopping these intrusive sites and their dark patterns.

The only source I wish was permanently banned is Financial Times -- every article is paywalled and provides no snippet.