> People that like to own their digital music in the Western World are generally not storing the files in mp3. Sure they do. I know them personally. They don't

> People that like to own their digital music in the Western World are generally not storing the files in mp3. Sure they do. I know them personally. They don't even know what FLAC is. Buy music on bandcamp, download as mp3. A format known to them since the beginning of the 21st century. > Where outside the West are you seeing many people that are specifically storing audio files in mp3 (vs just streaming/ storing in a better digital format/storing physical media)? I feel like the whole former East Block is doing just that. Been to Egypt last year. They share that stuff all over the place.