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Refreshingly earnest, the sudden obsession with sea shanties online speaks to our collective yearning stronger than ever to feel connected.
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Of all the things I thought might happen in 2021, spending the first two weeks weeping with joy over a song about the slaughter of a whale is not something I could ever have predicted.
But that’s exactly what I and thousands of others have been doing thanks to sea shanty TikTok.
It s the rare kind of viral moment that transcends its meme status and offers something more: a vital glimpse of hope.
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