Protip that I learned not too long ago for mobile: as soon as you start to load the page for an article behind a pay wall, tap your airplane mode button, if you catch it at the right time. The paywall won't load. Has been working well for me
The end goal, of course, is to make it so people have to completely monetize people's free time. If the ultra-wealthy had it their way, everyone but them would spend every waking minute making them money.