Twitter stunned by 1997 Archie comic strip that predicted online schooling in 2021

The Simpsons has regularly been in the news in recent times for its near-accurate prediction of future events. This time, however, it is the turn of popular comic strip, Archie. The internet is spooked by an Archie Comics strip from 1997 that correctly predicted what schooling would look like in the the year 2021.

The strip, shared by the official Twitter handle of Archie Comics on Tuesday, is going viral. It shows Betty Cooper’s schooling life imagined in 2021 AD. In the comic strip, Betty attends classes while sitting in front of a computer. Her father say that the kids of Betty’s generation were lucky as they did not have to carry books or worry about the weather as could attend classes from their homes. Adding to the spookiness, the strip even has a sign which says: "Video monitor must remain uncovered at all times.”

In 2020, as the pandemic gripped the world, traditional schooling faced a massive overhaul and classrooms turned virtual. Students have been attending classes from their homes, and even writing exams from homes. With the virus threat still on, in 2021, too, most classes have continued to take the online path.