everyone like me that won't ever pay them a cent.

Yeah, how terrible that you should be expected to spend /eleven minutes/ of the average U.S. tech worker's salary for a month of information. Perish the thought.

They should sell their stuff by mail

You're in luck! You can subscribe to the New York Times by mail, just like you want.

At this point I would pay just as much to not see a single link to NYT content in my life. I can't pay for that? Well, that's my point.