The "Social Media Outrage" (Cancel Culture) (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 "Social Media Outrage" (Cancel Culture) (Episode: "The Fool Monty", 2010)

• What happened: The show satirizes the way people online can react with intense, sometimes irrational outrage to minor incidents, predicting the future of cancel culture.
• Reality: In the 2010s and beyond, cancel culture became a prominent phenomenon on social media platforms. Public figures, brands, and even TV shows have faced backlash and calls for boycotts due to perceived offenses, often driven by viral online outrage.