Invented by a deaf Kraut code scribbler

I think JJ (and the other AT&T-Bell Labs guys) would
be rather offended by that remark.

and loved only by film industry pukes

Yes, and all of us who have been able to enjoy portable
digital sound and streaming for the last 20 years.

- who have always accepted totally crap sound as just fine.

Well, as long as we aren't talking about very low bit rates,
"audibly indistinguishable from the original by most people"
has been more than good enough, especially considering the
appalling state of recorded music...

Julf