Your pop-over to join the newsletter and continue reading won’t allow someone to continue reading without signing up for your newsletter. There’s no way to close the pop-over modal. This is user hostile behavior. When scrolling, it reappears over content. Very anti-user behavior.

This is equivalent to forced purchase required to use the restroom at a venue. Don’t be like that. Compassion is good for business.

It is default behaviour of Substack - to be honest I am not sure if it is even possible to change.

However, you don't need to subscribe - you can close the popup and carry on!

I know, not your fault, I’m just throwing a hail-mary in case they see it. It’s sooo frustrating. Once you leave and come back it doesn’t show. So obviously they are storing state on it and pushing it in your face when the MarTech gods deem it appropriate.

Good write up though and appreciate the KotH meme.

Substack popups have a Continue Reading button that dismisses it...

> There’s no way to close the pop-over modal

There is, you click outside the modal. Or hit Escape key.

On mobile viewing on safari, there was no such feature.

And we don't even use MongoDB!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2F-DItXtZs