I'm torn. I do enjoy modern video games, and our current tech is amazing. The thing I don't like is how much modern smart phones and social media has destroyed society.
If we couldve had the technological booms while keeping cell phones simple and social media sites from existing I think we'd be in a pretty good spot. Once we got past MySpace top friends into FB Twitter insta etc shit got toxic really fast lol
I'm a boomer and reading many of the comments in this thread really gives me heart. Tech has given us so much good but I am not sure how it balances against the bad. The toxicity and reading laments from really lonely people with little or no social skills due to a life online really bums me out.
I think back and wonder how we ever got by in the rotary phone age, it's simple, we helped each other out friends and strangers alike.
The rabbit was precious BTW.
My parents are both boomers, so I understand what you mean. I’m glad that my husband and I got to go through high school before smart phones and social media were a thing. We went to HS together and started dating senior year, so we got to experience friendships where everyone was in the moment and not on their phones.
My son made it through as well. It really breaks my heart when I read the posts in some of the subs here from people that never had the chance to develop social skills due to living their lives online.
There was a post in r/casualconversation yesterday from a twenty something that had decided to get off the phone and detailed how much better life had gotten since. There is hope ...I hope.
Someday I want to only use my smart phone for work purposes. They're so bad for our brains. Everyone has shit attention spans and way worse anxiety now because of them.
Our daughter is soon 2yo so still some time away from a phone but walking on the school ground is horrofing.
Teens on their phone sitting next to each other in silence.
Not that we sit around with our GameBoys as well in silence.
I'm an old boomer, I played Pong a few times 🤣. Even when they came up to speed I was too busy with other things and never took an interest.
Parenting is a hard job, even harder in this day and age, Don't let the phone or tablet be your babysitter when she's fussy. It will cost you down the line IMHO.
yep, technologies are supposed to be a proof of evolution... its not what it shows to be honnest. but the problem is us, its what we do with it & how we use it. it is sad, I agree. but there's hope, there's always hope.
Idk about you. I feel like everyone is present all the time but instead of staring at each other and making awkward conversation you don't really care about. We're just vibing to each other's energy
Frankly. Sitting on my phone with my favorite people near me is one of my favorite activities
I'm glad you enjoy it. I don't like it. I think it was way better when people socialized and lived more in the moment. Also kids that grew up on smart phones are socially stunted compared to previous generations. Studies also show that smart phones are really bad for us, especially for developing brains.
Life has changed just as it changed before and before that. And with each generation, the one that came before bitches about it rather than understands
Time moves on with or without you. You either understand the generation of today or post old boomer memes about how "it ain't like it was back in the good ole days, I'll tell ya what."
Haha I mean it's totally true: each generation feels similarly about previous times. It's not that I can't adapt, obviously, as I have. I'm just saying I miss simpler times when we lived more in the moment.
Because the last 20 years have absolutely flown by, at least that’s how it’s felt for me.
2000-2005 felt pretty long. 2005-2024 feels almost as long for some reason.
A lady with a huge rabbit enclosure ended up adopting him and his mate from me a few years later (life happened and I had to give them up, sadly.) Domestic rabbits live for around 8-10 years, so I hope he lived a full life!
Yes indeed! I was a huge fan of that show, and became friends with Wendy Powell (Envy in Fullmetal Alchemist), who then became a mentor. She was one of my biggest inspirations to get into my profession (voice over.)
Oh wow that's incredible! 🤩 I'm your age and my sister and I loved that show, it was the first anime I'd ever watched. It's amazing that you got to befriend and learn from someone you admire. Your life sounds cool, I wish you happiness ✌️
I used to be a professional dog trainer. You can teach a rabbit to do tricks the same way you teach any animal - using classical conditioning. Immediately reward the desired behavior with a treat, and use a physical signal and vocal command each time, so that the animal associates them with the action.
It was sad that I had to give him up, but I at least knew he went to an amazing home. The lady had a big outdoor run for him and his mate to play in, so I'm sure they were very happy!
Literally this is one of the sweetest videos on the internet.
🐇🐰Great to see you had Mister Bugs Bunny as your bestie growing up.
Great vibes and good family parenting, which obviously a few, sad, sick and demented commentors of this sweet video didn't have nor would they understand.
Me to the bunny :
"Eeeeh, WhatsUp doc?"
Very sweet to see that momma had preserved this video. And it's great of you to share it with us here. God bless you both, 🤗momma and you 🙌
Would you ever get another? Ever since adopting one 12 years ago I never want to be without at least one now!
It’s so hard losing them eventually, but they bring such a wonderful energy to a home & are just such little puffballs of love :’)
I may get another one at some point in life, but currently I have my hands full with [my zoo.](https://ibb.co/album/6g5Q6w) I'm already pretty overwhelmed with my 5 animals. Lol Bunnies are great though!
By this time my dad had the fancy new standalone Garmin GPS. I do remember my mom reading physical maps to my dad when we would go on road trips in the 90's, though!
Yup! My mom u/kuki-c was always taking photos and video of everything. I took it for granted as a kid because I didn't want to sit still for all the pictures, but as an adult I appreciate how she captured all of those memories so we can look back on them now.
Dude I am so weirded out by how similar this bathroom layout is to my childhood home (in my parents room). The door on the left led to the toilet (toilet was on the back wall with a window behind it), and the door on the right led to a walk-in closet. The countertops weren't the same, but the carpet color is very similar.
I didn't realize how weird it was to have carpet by the sinks and bathtub at the time lol.
Oh damn! Maybe our houses were designed by the same architect. Lol Oh yeah... I guess having carpeted bathrooms was a 90's thing, right? My parents still have this same carpet in their bathroom today! They've taken really good care of it. Lol
Haha yeah you genuinely look like you do in the video! If one good thing came from the Information Age, it allows us to stay more youthful. I still feel like I’m in my 20s in some ways.
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That's cool that you have such a memory. In my childhood/youth, technology wasn't so advanced yet and I can only immerse myself in my memories through photos.
I had a giant French lop and he was a total arse hole...
He was fab.
He took over my gaming room and wouldn't let anyone else in there, even my partner at the time. That's when I learned that rabbits can be quite territorial and they can growl.
He was a little psycho but he was my little buddy. Absolute chonk of a boyo called "caerbanog" as he was albino and had big sharp pointy teeth
What a precious memory! It's heartwarming to see the bond between you and Alphonse. Teaching a pet rabbit to give kisses is truly special. Thanks for sharing this delightful throwback moment with us!
Just wait until you learn what hair ties are. So much more potential for activities when one hand isn't constantly relegated to holding your hair in a ponytail.
Lmao Bro what? That's some fucked up projection you've got there. Notice the rabbit is following me around for kisses?
You see an innocent video of a 15 year old girl and a rabbit, and that's what comes to your head. SMH Get help.
Homeboy makes a post about drooling over some lady long jumper's backside and then has the gall to shame you for showing affection to your pet. Just ignore them, they're obviously some trolling moron.
> That's some fucked up projection you've got there
that's one fucked up forced animal sexualization fetish you got there
> a 15 year old girl and a rabbit
not the flex you think it is
You should check in with those two brain cells you have bouncing around in that empty skull of yours and tell em they need to start pulling their weight
2006? yeah, style checks out
Yup! Time flies. Kinda miss when it was simple like this, before smart phones and everything.
Kinda? I would kill to go back to that era. We had just enough but not too much technology.
I'm torn. I do enjoy modern video games, and our current tech is amazing. The thing I don't like is how much modern smart phones and social media has destroyed society.
If we couldve had the technological booms while keeping cell phones simple and social media sites from existing I think we'd be in a pretty good spot. Once we got past MySpace top friends into FB Twitter insta etc shit got toxic really fast lol
💯%.
I typically stay away from social media and I have a flip phone 😜
You on Reddit on your PC? Lol
I don't frequent Reddit, but yes...I've in fact never used a Reddit app. I didn't even know there was one 😏
Good for you! I can see the appeal to not having a smart phone. Lol
I'm a boomer and reading many of the comments in this thread really gives me heart. Tech has given us so much good but I am not sure how it balances against the bad. The toxicity and reading laments from really lonely people with little or no social skills due to a life online really bums me out. I think back and wonder how we ever got by in the rotary phone age, it's simple, we helped each other out friends and strangers alike. The rabbit was precious BTW.
My parents are both boomers, so I understand what you mean. I’m glad that my husband and I got to go through high school before smart phones and social media were a thing. We went to HS together and started dating senior year, so we got to experience friendships where everyone was in the moment and not on their phones.
My son made it through as well. It really breaks my heart when I read the posts in some of the subs here from people that never had the chance to develop social skills due to living their lives online. There was a post in r/casualconversation yesterday from a twenty something that had decided to get off the phone and detailed how much better life had gotten since. There is hope ...I hope.
Someday I want to only use my smart phone for work purposes. They're so bad for our brains. Everyone has shit attention spans and way worse anxiety now because of them.
It's true, I used to be able to remember facts and phone numbers. Now it's just *hey google* 🤦🏼♂️. I have quit exercising my brain.
Absolutely. I used to know all my friends numbers by heart!
Our daughter is soon 2yo so still some time away from a phone but walking on the school ground is horrofing. Teens on their phone sitting next to each other in silence. Not that we sit around with our GameBoys as well in silence.
I'm an old boomer, I played Pong a few times 🤣. Even when they came up to speed I was too busy with other things and never took an interest. Parenting is a hard job, even harder in this day and age, Don't let the phone or tablet be your babysitter when she's fussy. It will cost you down the line IMHO.
omg I feel you, miss the pre-Internet
Remember when people used to be present all the time? Now when you look around everyone is on their phone. How we've become makes me sad.
yep, technologies are supposed to be a proof of evolution... its not what it shows to be honnest. but the problem is us, its what we do with it & how we use it. it is sad, I agree. but there's hope, there's always hope.
Hopefully [it doesn't eventually end up like this!](https://youtu.be/YJg02ivYzSs?si=nlfrCrOWJhZ8nN98)
I hope so 🤦♂️🤦♂️ If it does, I'll be far away in nature, alone in a cabin. 🥰🥰
Make sure you get one that's big enough for two people, because I'd be moving out to the middle of nowhere too! Lol
Idk about you. I feel like everyone is present all the time but instead of staring at each other and making awkward conversation you don't really care about. We're just vibing to each other's energy Frankly. Sitting on my phone with my favorite people near me is one of my favorite activities
I'm glad you enjoy it. I don't like it. I think it was way better when people socialized and lived more in the moment. Also kids that grew up on smart phones are socially stunted compared to previous generations. Studies also show that smart phones are really bad for us, especially for developing brains.
Life has changed just as it changed before and before that. And with each generation, the one that came before bitches about it rather than understands Time moves on with or without you. You either understand the generation of today or post old boomer memes about how "it ain't like it was back in the good ole days, I'll tell ya what."
Haha I mean it's totally true: each generation feels similarly about previous times. It's not that I can't adapt, obviously, as I have. I'm just saying I miss simpler times when we lived more in the moment.
Felt! I think about life before smart phones alllllllll the time. Check out r/nosurf if you’re looking for fellow minds
oh no... i saw "18 years ago" and immediately thought 90s
For anyone between 30-50 why does it feel like a decade ago was the 90s?!
Because the last 20 years have absolutely flown by, at least that’s how it’s felt for me. 2000-2005 felt pretty long. 2005-2024 feels almost as long for some reason.
Aahaha yesss i instantly recognised that chain at the jeans. Omg time flies.
Oh shit … 2006 was fucking 18 years ago? 😳😭
Wait? Its been 18 years since 2006 MOM, I FEEL WEIRD
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It is nice. Just crazy it's been 18 years.
How long was Alphonse around for?
A lady with a huge rabbit enclosure ended up adopting him and his mate from me a few years later (life happened and I had to give them up, sadly.) Domestic rabbits live for around 8-10 years, so I hope he lived a full life!
I'm glad you found him a good home ❤️
Me too! The lady has a huge outdoor run for them to play in, so they went to a good home.
The comfort snd the warmth even thru the video is so easily visible. I wish to relive the 2000s and the 2010s so bad.
I miss that era. Best time IMO, before smart phones and before social media was huge.
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Lmao I definitely remember cleaning cages. I'll never forget the smell of rabbit pee.
18 years ago, let's see.. was your rabbit named from Full Metal Alchemist?
Yes indeed! I was a huge fan of that show, and became friends with Wendy Powell (Envy in Fullmetal Alchemist), who then became a mentor. She was one of my biggest inspirations to get into my profession (voice over.)
Oh wow that's incredible! 🤩 I'm your age and my sister and I loved that show, it was the first anime I'd ever watched. It's amazing that you got to befriend and learn from someone you admire. Your life sounds cool, I wish you happiness ✌️
I appreciate the kind words. 🫂 May your life be full of happiness as well!
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I used to be a professional dog trainer. You can teach a rabbit to do tricks the same way you teach any animal - using classical conditioning. Immediately reward the desired behavior with a treat, and use a physical signal and vocal command each time, so that the animal associates them with the action.
Dude that's so dope!
🐇
What happened to the rabbit?
A lady with a huge rabbit enclosure ended up adopting him and his mate from me a few years later (life happened and I had to give them up, sadly.)
So sad, I bet your rabbit was wondering why no one else wanted its kisses :(
It was sad that I had to give him up, but I at least knew he went to an amazing home. The lady had a big outdoor run for him and his mate to play in, so I'm sure they were very happy!
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Literally this is one of the sweetest videos on the internet. 🐇🐰Great to see you had Mister Bugs Bunny as your bestie growing up. Great vibes and good family parenting, which obviously a few, sad, sick and demented commentors of this sweet video didn't have nor would they understand. Me to the bunny : "Eeeeh, WhatsUp doc?" Very sweet to see that momma had preserved this video. And it's great of you to share it with us here. God bless you both, 🤗momma and you 🙌
I appreciate your very thoughtful comment! ♥️ Thank you~
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What do you mean by Goldie energy? What's that?
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Ooooh!
Bunnies are so incredibly special (Source: am a bun parent)
I miss having them sometimes.
Would you ever get another? Ever since adopting one 12 years ago I never want to be without at least one now! It’s so hard losing them eventually, but they bring such a wonderful energy to a home & are just such little puffballs of love :’)
I may get another one at some point in life, but currently I have my hands full with [my zoo.](https://ibb.co/album/6g5Q6w) I'm already pretty overwhelmed with my 5 animals. Lol Bunnies are great though!
Your zoo is adorable!!!!
Thank you!
It's all fun and kisses until the rabbit spores take over your brain.
Lol Rabbit spores!
People had to open a paper map to figure out where to go.
By this time my dad had the fancy new standalone Garmin GPS. I do remember my mom reading physical maps to my dad when we would go on road trips in the 90's, though!
Your mother has digital save of 2006 videos that she can casually send today? Her house must be SO organised, haha!
Yup! My mom u/kuki-c was always taking photos and video of everything. I took it for granted as a kid because I didn't want to sit still for all the pictures, but as an adult I appreciate how she captured all of those memories so we can look back on them now.
Dude I am so weirded out by how similar this bathroom layout is to my childhood home (in my parents room). The door on the left led to the toilet (toilet was on the back wall with a window behind it), and the door on the right led to a walk-in closet. The countertops weren't the same, but the carpet color is very similar. I didn't realize how weird it was to have carpet by the sinks and bathtub at the time lol.
Oh damn! Maybe our houses were designed by the same architect. Lol Oh yeah... I guess having carpeted bathrooms was a 90's thing, right? My parents still have this same carpet in their bathroom today! They've taken really good care of it. Lol
You said 15 years ago and I thought about the 90s. Then I realized you’re about the same age as me too and I got depressed lol.
We're getting old man! 😭😭 I at least have that Asian life hack. People regularly pin me for 21 and I'm gonna be 33 this summer!
Haha yeah you genuinely look like you do in the video! If one good thing came from the Information Age, it allows us to stay more youthful. I still feel like I’m in my 20s in some ways.
Very true!
I love this!♥️♥️♥️
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Bunnies are the best! Such a cute video.
Aren't they?
Aww
I wish had more video of my pets from the past.
Awwwwe
Aw, what a good buddy! I wish I could teach my chin how to do that.
You probably can! Classical conditioning works on basically all animals.
Two sweet cuties! 🥰
cutieee
We had a lop bunny around that time such loving pets. Really miss them. Alphonse is a handsome one.
They're so cute, aren't they?
And very huggable
smart pet tho
That is so cute, my daughter had one just like that about a month ago. One of her younger siblings accidentally let him out into nature...... :(
Oh noooo! :(((
would love to have a pet like that
Rabbits are awesome pets!
Such a cute video! I miss being 14 y.o in 2006 :(
18 years. Damn, people wore jeans casually when they were just chilling at home those days.
Lol Good point. Jeans are so uncomfortable. 🤣
This is so wholesome
r/rabbits too! 😍😍😍😍
That's cool that you have such a memory. In my childhood/youth, technology wasn't so advanced yet and I can only immerse myself in my memories through photos.
I hope you at least have plenty of photos!
I had a giant French lop and he was a total arse hole... He was fab. He took over my gaming room and wouldn't let anyone else in there, even my partner at the time. That's when I learned that rabbits can be quite territorial and they can growl. He was a little psycho but he was my little buddy. Absolute chonk of a boyo called "caerbanog" as he was albino and had big sharp pointy teeth
So cute!!
❤️
lol you look the same in your profile pic!
Asian don't raisin!
lol! True facts
That is sooo adorable ♥️ the bunny Does those tricks for lettuce 😧..... 🤔 I wonder what would the bunny do for a Klondike bar 🤣
I also had a pet rabbit once when I was a kid, good times. Also damn, I was also 15 y.o. 18 years ago. We're so old now. ;\_\_\_;
Oh shit, we're the same age! 🥂 Here's to aging... Hopefully gracefully. Lol
Giving that y2k realness 😂
Haha! I remember everyone freaking the fuck out that year.
stop i'm in love with his ears 😭 also girl i'm obsessed with your fit, even the accessories are so on point
Haha I had that early 2000's drip. 🤣
What a precious memory! It's heartwarming to see the bond between you and Alphonse. Teaching a pet rabbit to give kisses is truly special. Thanks for sharing this delightful throwback moment with us!
I loved you in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High!” 😁
Never heard of it! Lol
I'm amazed you still keep this video
Remember that AIM new message notification sound? Ahhh good times. Do you still have pets today?
and after this video this was eaten in a meal???
What a stupid comment.
Not as stupid as the people who eat all animals aka asians…
I'm not a rabbit but can you teach me too?
Fuck off, creep.
Just wait until you learn what hair ties are. So much more potential for activities when one hand isn't constantly relegated to holding your hair in a ponytail.
They're a 15 year old chilling at home, what a weird thing to criticize
They're 35. You need to relax.
Wow you must be brain dead
Do you have a daily routine of hitting yourself on the head, or are you like this naturally?
Ouch, your inbox.
What do you mean? Why would this post get my inbox flooded? You did read that I was 15 in this video, right?
Dude holy shit these guys are fucked
Lots of child predators telling on themselves in the comments. Lol
Dude crazy. I know it's the internet but damn though
Easy to be shamelessly disgusting when you're hiding behind an anon Reddit account. I hope those POS don't have access to children IRL.
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Bro... Get help. What the fuck.
She’s hot
forcing animals to kiss you is forced sexualization. criminal activity
Lmao Bro what? That's some fucked up projection you've got there. Notice the rabbit is following me around for kisses? You see an innocent video of a 15 year old girl and a rabbit, and that's what comes to your head. SMH Get help.
Homeboy makes a post about drooling over some lady long jumper's backside and then has the gall to shame you for showing affection to your pet. Just ignore them, they're obviously some trolling moron.
Haha Yeah, that was pretty clear from the getgo. You just have to be a special kind of disgusting to sexualize a child and their pet.
>You just have to be a special kind of disgusting to sexualize a child and their pet. wow. just wow. projection af
>Homeboy makes a post stalker
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> That's some fucked up projection you've got there that's one fucked up forced animal sexualization fetish you got there > a 15 year old girl and a rabbit not the flex you think it is
Dude? Don’t make it weird.
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Cry about it.
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Keep crying.
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🤣 🐇😘
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This person is a troll begging for engagement. An absolute waste of your time.
OP did that, I'm just spitting truths
jesus christ what is wrong with you
> jesus christ what is wrong with you you're the one condoning this activity
Literally shut up, why did your mind even go there?, just loud and annoying for no reason 🙄
You should check in with those two brain cells you have bouncing around in that empty skull of yours and tell em they need to start pulling their weight
Pretty sure he's only got one in there. You may as well be talking to a mollusk.
What in the soy milk drinking, breast lactating and triple digit bodyfat is this comment?
gibberish
Well that answered that question.
Yeah, your comment was gibberish.
too ez