&gt; the article is only taking about 35% of the screen width<p>The point is absolute size, not relative. I&#x27;m no expert but I seem to recall usability types talking about ideal columns of text being 60-90 characters or so. If your browser is three times wider than that, it&#x27;s reasonable for sites to show text that takes only a third of the screen. Why wouldn&#x27;t they?