The "Smartphone Addiction" (Episode: "The Fool Monty", 2010)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

The "Smartphone Addiction" (Episode: "The Fool Monty", 2010)

• What happened: In this episode, characters spend so much time glued to their phones that it becomes a joke about modern obsession with technology.
• Reality: By the 2010s and into the 2020s, smartphone addiction has become a real societal issue, with people constantly checking their devices for social media, news, and entertainment.