Spotify's responsibility is to cater to its users' preferences. But preferences don't exist in a vacuum. They are a consequence of a society's values. If a soci

Spotify's responsibility is to cater to its users' preferences. But preferences don't exist in a vacuum. They are a consequence of a society's values. If a society cares only about a few winners taking it all, then yes, indie artists should have no expectation of getting paid. But if a society cares about cultivating art and not just about profits, it would want to incentivize a wider group of people making a living from creating art.