**PODCASTER ADAM CAROLLA COMPARES MEDIA CANCEL CULTURE TO THE ‘SALEM WITCH TRIALS’ — SAYS ‘IT’S THE SAME MOB, JUST BETTER WIFI’**
In a blistering new episode of *The Adam Carolla Show*, the comedian likened the current wave of online public shaming to the 1692 hysteria in colonial Massachusetts. “Puritans had no Instagram, but they still knew how to ruin a life over a bad look or a muttered rumor,” Carolla said, drawing a direct line between spectral evidence and today’s anonymous screenshots.
“Back then, you got dunked in a river to see if you float. Today, you get a trending hashtag and a severed professional contract. The rope is different; the mob feels the same.” Carolla’s comparison has already sparked fierce debate, with critics calling it a “lazy historical parallel” and supporters praising it as “the most accurate take on the internet’s kangaroo court yet.”
Whether you buy the comparison or not, the podcast clip has clocked 2.3 million views in four hours. The analogy is officially viral.