The Simpsons, it would appear, does not have the monopoly on eerily precise predictions. An Archie Comics strip from 1997 presently has the Internet abuzz, for it appears to have properly predicted what schooling would look like in the the year 2021.
Last year, various schools and educational institutes across the planet produced the switch from conventional classrooms to on line mastering as the pandemic necessitated social distancing. As a outcome, for pretty much a year now, numerous students have been attending classes working with their laptops, desktops or phones at property.
An Archie Comics situation from pretty much 25 years ago is now going viral for predicting the switch to remote mastering.
The strip, shared by the official Twitter account of Archie Comics yesterday, was initially published in a February 1997 situation of the now-discontinued Betty series. It shows Betty Cooper’s life imagined in “2021 AD”.
In the comic strip, Betty is noticed attending classes working with a computer system at property. Aside from the futuristic outfits worn by Betty and her parents, the comic strip hits quite close to property – even featuring a “Video monitor must remain uncovered at all times” sign that numerous are positive to locate entirely relatable.
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[Originally published in Betty #46, Feb. 1997] pic.twitter.com/UNwjBa2gFe
— Archie Comics (@ArchieComics) March 16, 2021
Since becoming shared yesterday, the comic strip has exploded on line, racking up more than 27,000 ‘likes’ and hundreds of stunned comments.
That comic is shockingly prescient about on line schooling: “Video monitor must remain uncovered at all times”. I was a bit suspicious that this need to be a hoax, but I verified that Betty #46 actually did have Betty as “a student in the futuristic classrooms of 2021.”
— Ken Shirriff (@kenshirriff) March 16, 2021
The Simpsons “””””Predictions””””” have Absolutely nothing on this
— Deeeeeeeeeee (@ThatOneDeePFP) March 16, 2021
Ha! That’s quite close. Except for the complete emotional context about it. And the hardware.
— Tracy Thomas Wilson (@tracytwilson) March 17, 2021
Last year, an early episode of The Simpsons generated a related buzz immediately after social media customers pointed out that it came close to predicting the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.