Which is why it is not supported by the top 5 music distribution companies which have contracts with Spotify

>And I would be much happier if my money went to struggling artists I like and support, rather than to the global top 10, of whom I never played a single song.

Why don't we have a platform like that?

> Bots listening to thousands of songs would not make a difference in this model.

The ad revenue from the bots would be distributed. The same problem happens on Youtube.

Yes this is the solution to this problem. This is what SoundCloud is doing AFAIK.