> Not everyone wants to put forth that much effort.
How is that more effort than listening whole albums?
I personally do my Spotify discovery exactly that way - I listen to "discover weekly", and when a song stands out, I just click on the artist and listen more. I can't imagine any way of putting less effort than that into discovering new music.
Not everyone wants to put forth that much effort. Design decisions are often, if not always, centered around the path of least resistance. [1]
1: https://www.usertesting.com/blog/why-users-wont-go-where-you...