So I'm new to the game and already caught 2 shiny pokemon. I know in the real games a shiny is about 1/8k. I was wondering if it's boosted on these servers, or if I just used all the rng I'll ever have in life getting these an hour apart.

it's same

I almost feel like new players have higher shiny rate to make them keep playing. By the time they're an experienced player, they won't find as many shinies anymore, but they'll still try, hoping they'll get as lucky as they did in the beginning. I used to find a shiny every 100 hours but now don't really find them anymore.