THE GRAMMYS HAPPENED… AND WE’VE ALREADY FORGOTTEN THEM

Did you watch the Grammys? No? Well, congratulations—you had a better use of your time.

Every year, the music industry throws itself a big, fancy party, and every year, people pretend to care. The actual awards? Irrelevant. The biggest headlines? Some celeb doing something weird, someone getting snubbed, and at least one person getting memed into oblivion.

This year was no different. There was drama, there were questionable outfits, and somewhere in between, trophies were handed out. But let’s be honest—will you remember any of this next week? Nope.

Meanwhile, rock and metal continue to get zero mainstream love because apparently, guitars scare people now.

Anyway, moving on to stuff that actually matters.

Chaos Crew: RK Bobby D, ApocalypseChef from the kitchen, Peggy from Hr, Laura from Design, Red from the Chatboards and Ninja from Imaging.

MARKETS

📈 Nasdaq – $19,523.40 (+1.10%)
📈 S&P – $6,025.99 (+2.45%)
📈 Dow – $44,303.40 (+4.13%)
📉 10-Year – 4.487% (-8.6 bps)
🪙 Bitcoin – $95,663.70 (+2.39%)
📉 Alphabet – $185.34 (-2.09%)

Stock data as of market close. In case you needed a reminder that numbers control your life.

So, What’s the Damage?

Wall Street is currently experiencing what can only be described as a brutal Super Bowl hangover. Inflation fears? Rising tariffs? Consumer sentiment crumbling? Yep, all that economic doom-porn sent the markets into a tailspin last week.

Meanwhile, Alphabet (Google’s dad) is feeling the blues, proving that even tech giants have bad hair days. The Magnificent Seven stocks? More like the Mediocre-at-Best Seven right now.

Moral of the story? If your investments look like they just got thrown out of a mosh pit, you’re not alone.

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🔥 THIS WEEK IN CHAOS: THE GOOD STUFF

📐 Instagram Changed Post Sizes Again (Because Why Make Life Easy?)

Instagram woke up and decided, You know what would be fun? Making everyone’s content outdated overnight.

They tweaked the ideal post sizes again, so if your posts suddenly look wonky, congrats—you’re a victim of the algorithm’s never-ending chaos.

But don’t worry, we made a cheat sheet so you don’t have to spend three hours Googling it while contemplating your existence.

📌 View the Guide

🏆 CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT: THE “DON’T QUIT, DUMBASS” METHOD

Let’s talk about Jason “Thor” Hall—indie game dev, ex-Blizzard guy, and absolute legend in the “just-keep-going” department.

Dude launched a game, started streaming his process, and at first? It was painful. His old videos got like five views (probably from his mom). His game barely got noticed.

But guess what? He didn’t quit. He kept showing up, improving, and boom—now he’s making money doing what he loves.

Lesson? Success isn’t an overnight thing. It’s a “keep showing up, suck less each time, and eventually become a badass” thing.

📌 Watch His Story

🚀 RISE OF THE AI ROCKSTARS

Artificial intelligence is doing everything these days—writing music, making art, even pretending to be human on Twitter. But now? AI is trying to be rockstars.

There’s a new wave of AI-generated music, complete with full albums, deepfake singers, and virtual bands that don’t even exist. Some of it? Shockingly good. Others? Imagine a robot covering Nickelback.

The big question: Will AI replace real musicians? Short answer: Nah. AI can mimic creativity, but it can’t live it. It doesn’t know what it’s like to play a shitty gig in a dive bar, break a guitar string mid-solo, or party until sunrise and still somehow make it to soundcheck.

But it will make things weird. And we’re here for it.

📰 SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES YOU CAN’T IGNORE (EVEN IF YOU WANT TO)

💸 Meta’s $60B Money Pit – Meta’s VR division has burned through more money than a billionaire’s divorce settlement. But Zuck is still pushing the metaverse. Will 2025 finally be the year? Right after you remember where your VR headset is.

#⃣ Instagram CEO Says Hashtags Are Useless – Mosseri casually dropped that hashtags don’t do squat for reach anymore. Are we shocked? Not really. But if you use ultra-niche ones, you might still squeeze out a tiny boost. Or just keep lying to yourself.

📹 LinkedIn is Going Full TikTok Mode – LinkedIn is rolling out full-screen video, content recommendations, and extra video metrics. Translation: More “motivational grindset” clips and recruiters using Drake lyrics to hire interns.

🤘 CHAOS PICKS: THIS WEEK’S THROWBACK TRACK

🎸 Song: “Man in the Box” – Alice in Chains
📅 Year: 1990
🔥 Why it still slaps: Because Layne Staley’s voice could melt steel, and that talkbox guitar intro still makes you feel some type of way.

Want to see your favorite throwback track in Chaos Picks? Hit me up.

📌 Submit Your Pick

🤘 CHAOS WORD OF THE DAY

💀 Word: Headbanger’s Remorse
📖 Definition: That sore neck feeling you get the morning after going too hard at a concert. Bonus points if you also have a mysterious bruise and no memory of how it got there.

Shoutout to Wolf for today’s submission! Got a word you think belongs in the Chaos Dictionary?

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🤘 STAY LOUD, STAY CHAOTIC

Alright, Chaos Army—go forth and cause some beautiful mayhem. Be the rockstar your mom pretends to be proud of.

Catch you in the next one.

- Bobby D

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