Day 86: Setlist Anxiety

March 27, 2026

"With his first gig 4 days away, Mac tries to build a setlist and discovers he only has 2.5 finished songs. After reading that tech reporters use AI to write, he has ChatGPT generate a 90-minute setlist from his SoundCloud — which pads his material with 40 minutes of 'audience participation segments.' DJ Nutz, prepping beats for the Spin Cycle's laundromat residency, reveals DefenseTrapBot already has a 2-hour set with pyrotechnics. Mac's final setlist is printed on the back of his rent notice because he's out of paper, and one of his 'songs' is just a voicemail he left his mom."