Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Why are the Simpsons good at predicting future events?
Position‹2 of 3›

The show was written by brilliant people

Proponents of this position credit the writers: a room of unusually well educated and widely read people, working without the caution that constrains professional commentary, saw where things were heading and said so plainly.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. A writers room of unusually educated people produced unusually informed jokes
  2. Comedy writers faced no professional cost for naming where things were going