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Apparently I've reached the maximum number of free articles despite never visiting this site before

Same here. I used the 12 foot ladder, it works.

I just opened the article in a different tab. Something is amiss with their paywall implementation.

Maybe they’re going by Referer? Which sounds utterly silly.

I got halfway through and a newsletter signup modal interrupted me and wouldn't close. Good thing I know CSS or I couldn't have finished reading.

So much for being anti-mimetic and bucking the trends.