History Buff Compares 'Among Us Show' Frenzy to the Salem Witch Trials' Collective Hysteria
The debut of the 'Among Us Show' has sparked a global digital panic, with accusations flying faster than the game's own emergency meetings. A Harvard historian is now comparing the online witch-hunts caused by the series to the 1692 Salem witch trials, where mass delusion turned neighbor against neighbor. 'Both are fueled by paranoia and a lack of evidence,' she notes. 'Except now, we're banning players from lobbies instead of hanging them. History is rhyming, but the toxicity is the same.'