You're overlooking the most chilling explanation of all: The Simpsons are bending reality to make their predictions come true. Seriously though, "The best way

You're overlooking the most chilling explanation of all: The Simpsons are bending reality to make their predictions come true. Seriously though, "The best way to predict the future is to create it" as Alan Kay once said, and there are cases of science fiction inspiring technologists to create actual products and inventions.