<human>: Ok, so Reddit, can we have a discussion about The Simpsons right now?

My boyfriend proposed this idea earlier tonight. He had a couple of drinks beforehand. 

So, say The Simpsons is getting toward the end of its life, right? My boyfriend says that the writers should consider starting to age the characters in real time through the end of the series. Like, season to season, Bart and Lisa should be advancing in school, Homer and Marge get older, etc. This way the writers could "keep things fresh" and always have new material since the relationships between the characters would have to change as they age. This would be groundbreaking and fascinating to watch both because it is:
A) A huge change so late into a TV series &
B) The only cartoon (to my knowledge-I haven't had cable in years) in which all the characters age and we could identify with them like the family from Full House.		

I disagree with the whole idea completely. I think the writers are still doing just fine and that over the years, changes in the show's approach are obvious but not so much so that they alienate too many of their viewers. Furthermore, they've maintained an audience for 22 years without any wild changes to the set up (with perhaps the exception of killing off Maude) why change for change's sake? I feel that if the writers of The Simpsons were age its characters and announce it to the world, a lot of people will see it as a "jumping the shark" scenario.

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: Would you hang on and watch The Simpsons if it's format changed so that the characters "aged" for the remaining seasons?