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Getting Caught in a Gen Z Stare

Getting Caught in a Gen Z Stare

And, the hair style that got un-cancelled

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Emily Freda Foster
Jul 16, 2025
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They keep saying that AI is coming for our jobs, but seems like Jake the Rizzbot is coming specifically for us here at How To Be Less Old!

Spotted in Austin, a cowboy hat-wearing 4’11” robot ran down the streets and into bars introducing himself as Jake the Rizzbot. The robot, which is operated by a person through a wireless controller, is manufactured by the China-based Unitree Robotics, and as luck would have it — Jake is quite fluent in Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang. Eff off, Jake!

Check out this video filmed by a passerby:

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“Ma homie, that beard is cold and that mustache is hard, you look clean, nephew. Gee, that black smartwatch is straight iced out, and that white tee’s bangin’.

So that’s chill.

But today I’m going to dive into a couple of Gen Z things that might be too nuanced for our friend Jake! But up first, our old friend - the hair style we all abandoned in fear - is finally back!

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