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  • From: Dina Hornreich <hornreichdina AT gmail.com>
  • To: Dina Hornreich <hornreichdina AT gmail.com>
  • Subject: [TypicalGirls] May 2026 HumanifestX Update: Intelligence + Creativity = Wisdom
  • Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 11:15:36 -0400

Dear Friends (new & old):

As the countdown to summer is underway, I am reminded of a common thread of inquiry involving “intent vs. impact;” does it matter if we started out doing the “right things” for the wrong reasons - but continue to do them because we finally understand why we should have been doing them all along?! If we learn by trial and error, then exploration should require a margin of error. Virtues and values guide our choices and those choices impact our wellbeing; if anything can become corrupted, then how do we retain the pertinent bits (after discarding the contaminants)? Not all capitalists are greedy, but capitalism does seem to invite greed!

And that is especially true when you’ve lost everything (due to sibling rivalry, divorce, identity theft, etc.) and your only choice is to keep on keeping on. For me, it has been the final quest for validation and ongoing needs, wants, and desires for final recognition that my parents always prioritized the best options throughout my childhood (and I will honor them both as long as I am alive)! New Yorkers who left the city for the ‘burbs to start a family seem to have little patience for petty small town antics; but at least my parents left the city for all the right reasons! Nobody was immune to microaggressions and other covert forms of bullying; but I never expected to have my livelihood threatened in the ways that I am experiencing now!  As such, please consider making a donation to my fundraising campaign on GoFundMe!

Of course, it continues to invite learning opportunities and other “teachable moments” that I am grateful to face; but my priorities are health, housing, and employment (in that order). I am being tested by a system because I have challenged it; and I accept that as an activist who expected more of myself even when those around did not share (or support) that agenda. If humanism has taught me anything; it’s that we are all doing the best with what we have at any given moment. But survival is an inherently competitive endeavor; so I focus on the things that I consciously prioritize. It is clear that my life is on hold as I await the outcome of my wrongful termination claim involving a position at the local YMCA; and I am aware that my allies are frequently my adversaries. (Apparently I am considered just another cowardly tech-obsessed nerd — or some other kind of totally schmucky “tattle tell” loser which clearly makes me total bully bait!)

As a result, I now seem vacillate between calling myself a Jewish-American feminist (vs. a Feminist American Jew?) and everything in-between (or beyond) because it’s clearly just another popularity contest (a contest that I never wanted to enter in the first place)?! (Ain’t I a woman?) When the Feminists complain that you’re “too Jewish,” and the Jews complain that you’re “too feminist;” and that’s when your bullsh*t detector finally just goes off! (Divide and conquer, yet again.) It is not completely ridiculous to suggest that societal (infra)structures should be helping us to “fail forward” as a default in their “programming;” furthermore those who continue to benefit from the status quo will likely leverage their power when we are most vulnerable. If the medium is the lesson; then it behooves us to design our communication networks, channels, systems, and platforms in ways that will better guide us in fulfilling our basic needs, wants, and desires as we strive for becoming more informed, engaged, and wise participants across organic, analog, and digital formats.

While it is my hope that “No Kings” activists are willing to recognize how good leadership teaches how “freedom comes great responsibility” (rather than nebulous entitlements involving wanton ludicrousness); I still believe that separation of church and state should not sanction immorality (but we need, want, and deserve levels of safeguarding from substantial corruption). The ability to prioritize ethics and accountability is not exclusive to any particular demographic. We’ve overcome certain temporal and spatial socio-cultural obstacles (in addition to the many gains of Affirmative Action); but I  continue to ponder the weaknesses in these strategies — from the failed attempts in ratifying an Equal Rights Amendment to the iterative efforts of the Federal Communications Commission as well as accessibility negotiations (that mainly pertain to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act which contrasts with Brown v. Board of Education; Plessy v. Ferguson;  Sheff v. O’Neill). How does “equal though different” apply as legal criteria so that we recognize how differences aren’t always permanent deficits (nor are “situational states” the same as “dispositional traits”)?!

I don’t think these issues are exclusively on the basis of sex because gender is a socio-cultural construct (and using them interchangeably has caused a lot of confusion). To protect the divine feminine is to recognize the unique qualities of strength through vulnerability (and the many failures of toxic masculinity); and our emerging socio-technical realities have offered new ways of engaging that should help us aggregate and eventually consolidate our precious resources in more equitable ways (including the implementation of data feminism in order to better protect those sacred sensibilities). People often find a sense of spirituality in unconventional people, places, and things that are not always recognized by organized religious institutions; and that’s a testament to the ubiquity of the divine and sacred. (Jews like to call that presence “shechina;” but it has many names and forms). 

These can be deeply personal/intimate experiences that should keep us humble as we ponder how everything has its utility, and everyone can teach us something; yet anything can become “corrupted” (even when we only have the best of intentions). Many have made Kabbalistic interpretations in the works of modern artists (e.g. Bob Dylan); but that appears to be more of a testament to the timelessness of spiritual work rather than the particular _expression_ (or artist) under consideration. I understand how particular words have different meanings which is why I will force myself to learn how to express one idea in many different ways linguistically, paralinguistically, and otherwise. 

Nonetheless, it is apparent that topics I learned to negotiate throughout my experiences in Jewish contexts (formal and informal) offer a blueprint for navigating this “mosh pit” of a “real” world!  These are approaches that were intended to promote healthy relational connections by creating meaningful exchanges (while negotiating our internal and external “realities”) and otherwise supporting the development of good lifestyle habits for improving our emotional resilience (including gratitude), and perhaps even recognizing a sense of “righteous indignation” for expressing ourselves in words (verbally) and actions (nonverbally) as we seek to become more competent communicators. 

Cooperation and competition are equally vital; but the only constant is change (and not all change is progress or even innovation). Yet overdifferentiation only offers disintegration at the macro level. I recently watched a documentary about a California “punk” band named Redd Kross  - a band who can best be summed up as The Runaways meet The Ramones somewhere near Seattle; and then move next door to MTV’s Daria Morgendorffer in Lawndale, CA (in order to become antithetical to The Beach Boys?!). The documentary reminded me that despite how painful adolescent angst can be; eventually we can turn petty youth culture divisions into opportunities for reconciliation (cf: Folk Devils and Moral Panics)! 

When I ponder the significance of information, media, and technology artefacts, I am reminded of the closing of the Other Music record store and the looming “extinction of record store culture!” (Is it better known as Paloozalandiaism or Landiapaloozaism?!) I continue to advocate for better recognizing the socio-emotional value of “cultural capital” (i.e. lore) which also includes college radio stations; zines, comics, “free weekly” papers & similarly “DIY” publications; video games & other playful platforms; performance spaces & venues; art house cinemas & video rental storefronts; independent booksellers, and record shops (of course). Not just another conquest of cool; this is now crashing our culture entirely!

For me, the process of producing our own media as an extracurricular activity afforded us an awareness that made us more critical consumers of those artefacts as well. A heuristic process that is validated by evolving concepts of information, media, technology literacies and represents something that our generation has yet to properly formalize; even after the harrowing events in 1994! I hope we can eventually give Dave & Krist; Courtney & Frances Bean; even Thurston & Lee & Kim & Coco (and so many others) better opportunities for resolutions than our generation has managed to achieve (thus far). 

It is strange to be revisiting that 90s indie rock Gen X slacker idea at this point in history. Obviously, it was a weird time for us since my peers and I were overwhelmed with pressures to go to graduate school, be “like totally feminist!” and were otherwise too damned ambitious personally, professionally, and everything in-between (or beyond?!) than previous generations of women (which continues to break the system) — whilst many dudes were apparently just “looking for a shady lane.” (Many were frequently surrendering to the absurdity of it all with alcohol and drug habits.) 

Not sure why it was so appealing to simply fund a fast track to a large financial “nest egg” while girls were “planning to take over the world;” but clearly nobody wanted the pressure of filling the void left by Nirvana after Cobain’s death. (A gap that Oasis may have temporarily addressed; or maybe even Green Day succeeded in achieving?!) My goal (for now) is to better articulate a merging of basic economic principles in consumption and production which has been called prosumerism; therefore, it is not just another marketing ploy

I think about channels, networks, programs, and other communication systems that I employed in the 80s & 90s like MTV/VH1/Comedy Central which helped me learn about bands (like Talking Heads, REM, DEVO, The Police, etc.) who shaped my developing consciousness. And then I am reminded of earlier social media iterations like MySpace (even Napster) which invited new ways of approaching these expressions; and I frequently aspire to aggregate those efforts in a decentralized Web 3.0 sandbox kind of platform based on my “not another marketing ploy” librarian as “meta-literacy counselor” task force pursuits. If video killed the radio star; then eventually maybe social media could kill the video star?!

Growing pains have their “ins and outs,” “ups and downs,” etc.; but when we get older, we need, want, and deserve to overcome such tenuous “identity” warfare. This is a lifelong pursuit for “mystics” (visionaries, dreamers, and other creative problem solvers) who strive to reach above and beyond the average in term of psycho-physiological awareness (and similarly achieve a “higher ordered” sense for thinking, feeling, doing, being, etc.); and our many adversaries only serve as reminders for us to continue striving by “rising above” the mundane by seeking better ways in approaching our lifelong pursuits in wellbeing and overall success (intellectually, physically, spiritually, socially, culturally, politically, and financially). 

Gen X slackers seem to realize now that success is a multifaceted lifelong pursuit (as we continue to lose legendary talents way too soon); and our frustrations are deeper than just the relational failures that occupy our exchanges (and there are far too many tragic examples that support this thesis). Being self-consciously cynical was more than a fashion statement after all; it was a way of thinking, feeling, being, and doing. When I recently revisited Mary Lou Lord’s “His indie world,” it seemed to remain successful with evoking substantial fondness for my favorite 90s musicians which included (but is not limited to) Sonic Youth, Sebadoh, Superchunk, Pavement, and Guided by Voices

Furthermore, I better understand my decision to spend the Summer of 1995 on a kibbutz in Israel with only twelve desert island discs from my collection to keep me occupied; a selection that included (but was not limited to) the 6ths Wasps’ Nest album which showcased another side of that talented territory (Stephin & Claudia were the 90s Amerindie version of Morrissey & Linder or Patti Smith & Lenny Kaye) that was exposed by my explorations in college radio (despite featuring adequate “his indie world” overlap including, but not limited to, artists like Lou Barlow of Sebadoh, Mac McCaughn of Superchunk, Georgia Hubley of Yo La Tengo, Barbara Manning of SF Seals, Mary Timony of Autoclave & Helium, etc.). 

I then returned stateside before my junior year of college just in time to watch the film “Kids” (most challenging of its ilk; even for its soundtrack of naturally imploding folks) and then listen extensively to Helium’s “Dirt of Luck” album (still considered an eco-feminist masterpiece). More choices that make perfect sense to me, especially now; it was his indie world, her indie world, their indie world, our indie world, and my indie world (and everywhere in-between or beyond?!). I also recall some awkward sentiments from those choices because the summer 1995 Lollapalooza lineup was even more exciting than the one that motivated me to attend the year before... But Paloozalandiaists will always have more bragging rights than I ever could truly muster!

I also returned from my summer in Israel with a CD of X-Ray Spex’s “Germ-free Adolescents” album which was clearly the right direction for me to pursue at the time; since our indie/punk/DIY ethos frequently suggested ideas best described as Prosumerist. Yet I continue to feel bewildered when I consider how we tried to create a legitimate broadcasting platform around outsider fodder that had been rejected repeatedly by numerous “vetting” agencies yet became showcased despite consistent designations as “discontinued defectives” - which only reinforced how they became treasured darlings by vintage loving, bargain hunting obscurists who will unabashedly languish in our irregularities as a political statement entirely! (Who invented the typical girl?)

The value that “cultural capital” offers doesn’t readily transfer into financial wellness for those  institutions; however, the clear ongoing mergence of a “conceptual age” shows the importance of spiritual yearnings, aesthetic pleasures, creative expressions, and other “feminist” sensibilities that support egalitarian liberation. We can start by honoring the divine and sacred within  ourselves; and it is best understood as the ancestral/collective wisdom that is passed down by matriarchs, patriarchs, and everyone in between (or beyond?!) via information, media, & technology artefacts. 

We should collectively  be condemning the profanities that are causing overdifferentiation which condones, promotes,  and exploits greed, violence, and misogyny (i.e. toxic masculinity) & other undeserved  advantages/privileges whose outcomes continue to offer “high costs” to our communities. And that is exactly why feminism is for everybody. Instead of waiting for the endorsements of cultural tastemakers who dictate fashion & style trends that reinforce the notion that we have to suffer to be beautiful, we could instead agree to implement an established criteria that could more equitably guide our lifestyle decisions through various collections of resources across organic, analog, and digital formats. 

If we can’t be neutral on a moving train; then how do we regulate emotional contagion? Safety is a priority, after all; and when we have been consistently set up to fail repeatedly, then we only have confirmation of the covert becoming overt. What these ongoing endeavors have taught me continues to be substantial; as hindsight is still 20/20. We must first be able to identify our internal reactions in order to manage our expressions as they shape how others choose to interpret our intentions and otherwise form their attitudes, values, beliefs, and opinions about our abilities to contribute in cooperative ways. I am unconvinced that we are united in this pursuit; but I understand why we need more overtly supportive rules, protocols, norms, customs, rituals, traditions, policies, and procedures in order to guide us throughout the uncomfortable stages in the human lifecycle - and otherwise maximizing our efficacy towards becoming more informed, engaged, and wise citizens. 

As such, I am still pondering the opportunities that policies like Affirmative Action, Title IX, the Equal Rights Amendment, etc. have raised: If feminism is for everybody, then how should we prevent abuses involving the unnecessary use of brute force? By recognizing the values of creative, artistic, spiritual, and similar (i.e. “feminine”) sensibilities in order to validate “social intuitionism” and elevate those rationales and scientific principles in ways that ensure we can continue to strive for reuniting as a nation who seeks “liberty and justice for all.” If we learn by trial and error, then we are all offenders by universal design when we become unnecessarily divided by particulars. And when (not if) we offend, then we can only make amends as “bricoleurs” who are willing to recognize how the journey is the destination!

My lifelong personal and professional endeavors always seem to involve the promotion of communicative competencies (and all those softer, nurturing kinds of skills) so that we can become more successful with lifelong goal attainment by:

  1. Staying true to our beliefs, values, & socio-cultural identity

  2. Reducing reliance on stressful avoidance habits in response to bullying, prejudice, & other forms of adversity

  3. Becoming more ethical, appropriate, & effective self-advocates

  4. Enhancing proficiency in visual, auditory, tactile, & kinesthetic communication channels, systems, networks, and platforms (both verbally & nonverbally)

  5. Eliminating fears from unrealistic conventions (e.g. “Standard American English”) and other expectations when formally communicating in written & spoken formats

  6. Minimizing “triggers” from abusive motivational tactics preventing more critical analysis when reading & listening

  7. Improving our comprehension/production of messages received & sent via organically, analogically, & digitally mediated outlets

  8. Achieving our lifelong goals nonviolently by establishing more cooperative, responsible, safe, respectful (even curious) socio-emotionally acceptable patterns of engagement.


Nicholas Maxwell has already cogently articulated the urgent need to level-up from knowledge to wisdom which affirms the political aspects of this inquiry. So it should follow for me to define feminist practices around this awareness that seems to recognize on the necessity of recognizing “feminine” individuals (girls, women, and everyone in-between (or beyond?!)) who appear to be the final segment in our population “demographic” to earn the rights for becoming educated, employable, and otherwise visibly responsible community participants. As such, we need, want, and deserve lifelong success by achieving autonomy and holistic wellness physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, spiritually, culturally, politically, and financially. 

It is obvious that entities who are resistant to these possibilities are opting for tactics that reek of a “divide and conquer” approach which only undermines the accomplishments of numerous civil rights movements; and I am inclined to perceive such tactics as exploitative cultural poison. Unfortunately, my library science training isn’t focused on preservation or archiving; I am instead informed by experiences from activities involving advisory or “counselor” roles at the customer service level. Nonetheless, ongoing realizations suggesting experiential variations continue to support opportunities for establishing shared realities informed by universal principles in order to support wise engagement as creative and intelligent people; hopefully offering the potential for more equitable resources allocations and otherwise returning to a more meritocratic social structure. (It feels like people have become so used to taking shortcuts as a rule of thumb that we sometimes lack any awareness for what the journey should even look like!) 

For example: It’s no longer possible to espouse a policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” as it has just become an issue of “too much information (TMI)” entirely. Will we ever see an end to unnecessary conflict as we approach the attention economy’s “info-glut” saturation point (cf: surveillance capitalism) amongst the ongoing deluge of misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, propaganda, etc. which only fuels the chaos causing these divisive epidemics (i.e. media pollution, information poverty, techno-lust, pluralistic ignorance, etc.)?!

As a result, the roadmap for this journey appears to be recursive rather than linear (cf: Carol Kuhlthau); which seems contrary to “popular” opinion (even though “cancel culture,” cognitive dissonance, and emotional contagion are nothing new). 21st Century “learning environments” are constantly expanding their offerings to include a variety of innovative experiences as “laboratories” for ecosystemic progress. In fact, I am actively seeking ways for more equitably offering accessible communication programs, networks, systems, channels, and platforms while implementing universal design principles and otherwise apprehending the variety of unnecessary socio-cultural barriers that prevent lifelong learners’ successful efforts in civic engagement. 

Many feminists have succeeded in varying degrees with these endeavors: Oprah Winfrey, Jane Pratt, Molly Ivins, Amy Goodman, Maria Hinojosa, Ellen Degeneres, Gloria Steinem, Ruth Westheimer, Anita Hill, Rupaul, Connie Chung, Martha Stewart, etc… There is no shortage of pioneering feminists who continue to “fight the good fight;” yet no iteration of any civil rights movement has yet attempted to engineer the integration of transmediated or “meta-versal” engagement in a cohesive way! Hacktivist Aaron Swartz’s Reddit tool may have been the closest attempt; yet I remain critical of futurists who are striving for “Artificial Wisdom” even though it clearly builds upon our many uses of information, media, and technology artefacts for socio-emotional support (which is a shift that has been long overdue)! 

The real challenge is not using new advances just for mundane “diagnostic and treatment” of deviations; it is prevention of that “problem deficit stance” through more equitable distribution of resources (and hopefully more truly meritocratic, as a result) as well as other accessibility safeguards. (This crisis will force us to revise our practices going back to the data level; could social media eventually kill the video star?!) A prosumerist approach for ushering in a conceptual age should offer the potential for eliminating exploitative marketing tactics designed to be competed amidst this chaos of an attention economy.

In order to achieve wisdom level discernments (and to better incorporate “feminine” sensibilities) at a structural level, citizen protections should involve safety assessments of information, media, and technology artefacts that better incorporate principles of "Data Feminism" in order to better address the varied systemic inequities (i.e. remnants of the industrial and information ages) that persist within the foundation of our socio-technological realities in order to return to a more meritocratic and pluralistic sense of a secular participatory democracy:

  • Examining power (i.e. meritocratic distribution of resources)

  • Challenging power (i.e. recognizing imbalances to reduce inequities)

  • Elevating emotion & embodiment (i.e. improving psycho-physiological or interoceptive awareness)

  • Rethinking binaries & hierarchies (i.e. polarization of flawed dualisms/binaries/dialetics that neglect intermediaries and otherwise exacerbate disparities)

  • Embracing pluralism (for aggregating purposes but also eventual consolidation).

  • Considering context (e.g. cultural, political, economic, etc.)

  • Making labor explicit (i.e. a framework that helps us understand what is being prioritized, where our roles are in the system, and otherwise participate in the process)


Since it is my belief that educators (and other caregivers of lifelong learners) should not be struggling with students’ widespread adoption of mobile communication devices (when we could be “meeting them halfway” instead). It follows that our needs, wants, and desires should recognize the varieties of sources for intellectual, physical, cultural, political, and spiritual inspiration which take place on every sensory level; as we deeply ponder how to live, learn, work, love, create, lead, and grow personally and professionally. If the medium is the lesson; then our socio-technical realities would, could, and should more readily support the attainment of wisdom-level discernments as a lifelong journey (with liberty and justice for all).

I currently feel an additional level of urgency when I recognize how rapidly Juneteenth is approaching this year! This is because I understand how people skew their awareness of history to conceal historical atrocities which includes both slavery and genocide (cf: Cathy O’Neil) because these experiences are not exclusive to the Jewish people whatsoever:

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/ai-and-holocaust-rewriting-history-impact-artificial-intelligence-understanding-holocaust. But all families, communities, nations, etc. have skeletons in their closet! When we have suffered so deeply, it seems intuitive to seek creative outlets (like humor and other performances) that do more than just entertain the masses… We transform the cultural landscape through healing exchanges with tales both tragic and comic. All heroes have their fatal flaws; but each individual has their own role to play! (Every protagonist needs an antagonist, after all!)

The expanding plethora of avenues by which we continue to connect with each other offers a variety of opportunities for aggregating the extraordinary composite of human orientations, modalities, preferences, aptitudes, styles, as individual learner variations which are now more explicit and identifiable than previously considered possible; this proposition can simply be deemed just another “dream.” Yet this makes it easier to discern how this is not just an individual (micro level) pursuit; it clearly requires negotiating with communal (meso level) and systemic (macro level) entities. 

Eventually, if we can finally agree to strive to re-emerge as informed, engaged, and wise participants who can responsibly navigate our secular democracy—and otherwise demonstrate our abilities to plan, manage, and construct a meaningful life; then we might begin to better recognize processes involving traits that are unique to humankind with adequate support from information, media, and technology artefacts (but they should not be expected to manufacture that which we are uniquely able to do):

  1. We can be creative, but not intelligent.

  2. We can be intelligent, but not wise.

  3. Yet authentic wisdom involves both intelligence and creativity! (Test that connection, Alan Turing.)


Do we follow our passions down their natural pathways in search of fulfilling those inspirations to completion; despite the “adverse consequences” for deviating (even defying) those who seem contented with typical social reinforcements that continue to perpetuate unsustainable conditions? Not all change is progress! But Democracy is not about collectively continuing to ignore a systemic problem simply because we can’t agree on its resolution! Avoidance is a natural response; but very often short-term solutions become counterproductive as a long-term strategy. 

But it is this approach that has led to our current state of overdifferentiation; and technological advances have yet to support a reunification that actively recognizes barriers caused by interpersonal violence (and other aspects of toxic masculinity) and instead better prioritizes cooperation (over competition). We should continue to honestly ask ourselves which qualities we are seeking within ourselves when we strive for healthier relationships in our lives and otherwise build healthier connections in our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls. 

If the purpose of science is to predict and explain phenomena; then how do we engineer ongoing advances in information, media, communication, and technology to support the development of an informed, engaged, and wise citizenry who will usher in a conceptual age that better prioritizes the achievement of self-actualization?  Postmodernism has not proven itself effective, appropriate, or ethical towards this goal; we are more likely to be successful by reconciling with monistic ideas (despite the many ripples of religious trauma that has poisoned our culture) and other precursors to modern philosophical thought as a health equity endeavor. 

Behavioral psychology has always had its limitations; so an eclectic yet holistic approach like “Data Feminism” offers better insight for invoking wisdom as a “meta-heuristic” and otherwise validating social intuitionism over deductive scientific logic. I see tremendous potential for reclaiming a sense of our national identity without acquiescing to artificial/manufactured dystopian “consumer culture” marketing demographics under these emerging socio-technical “surveillance capitalist” realities. The revolution will not be decentralized (but we’re not prepared for consolidation yet, either). Perhaps socio-cultural boundaries will begin to resemble new frontiers for redefining ourselves as citizens and societies locally, globally, and everywhere in-between (or beyond)?!  

Moreover, it seems best to continue to ask ourselves how data rights are becoming a human rights issue. The future just might be organic, analog, digital, and everything in-between (or beyond)?!  Supporting humankind’s journeys toward self-actualization requires recognition of lifelong learners’ individual motivational aspects by nourishing our unique passions, intuitions, innocence, even empathy and humility within the micro-democratic and egalitarian atmosphere that can be fostered by the variety of opportunities, services, databases, events, and other educational resources that are offered by various constituencies (i.e. internal and external stakeholders) to the community at large. 

By actively promoting authenticity, safety, consistency, acceptance, comfort, and impartiality in our communicative exchanges across organic, analog, and digital networks, I continue to strive for better recognizing lifelong learners’ intrinsic desires for becoming participants in a more informed, engaged, and wise citizenry individually, communally, and across the “metaverse.”  There are many shifts to ponder (epistemological, aesthetic, etc.) as we are approaching a post-COVID era given the emergence of civic journalism and its potential for ushering in a conceptual age; and, as such, I still insist that we continue to revisit Joshua Greene’s rules for modern tribes:

  1. Question moral instincts

  2. Avoid appeals to rights and duties

  3. Focus on the facts

  4. Beware of biased fairness

  5. Use a common currency

  6. Make sacrifices


Obviously, I see opportunities for my peers in the education sector, under the leadership of my mentors (and other colleagues) in the library profession, who continue to assume an advisory role and otherwise strive for better guiding our communities under prosumerist economics; especially if we wish to distinguish ourselves as “post-colonial New Englanders” here in Western Massachusetts! There are numerous closures that could invite these opportunities; as we realign in a place where feminism is for everybody (including and especially deplorables) and otherwise strive to build solidarity for becoming an informed, engaged, and wise participatory democracy!


Furthermore: It seems appropriate to close this update with a Smiths/Morrissey quote from my awkward teenage years: “If it’s not love then it’s the bomb that will bring us together.”


As always, thank you for considering my words and ideas; and (of course) please be well. And please (my dear mindful co-creators of transmediated content) try not to forget that National Camera Day is on June 29! Finally, please feel free to forward these updates as you deem fit; but also again please consider making a donation to my fundraising campaign on GoFundMe!


-Dina 


Dina L. Hornreich, MS, MLIS 

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Advocating for better consumer safeguards and sustainable economic reform in the age of surveillance capitalism for "wising up" from rationality to morality in this emerging "Conceptual Age." 

Stopping the epidemics of misinformation, disinformation, & malinformation (propaganda) from disrupting our information, media, & technology (IMT) ecosystems by facilitating the effective, appropriate, & ethical comprehension/production of IMT artefacts on our journeys toward integrative recovery & holistic wellbeing.


Facilitating the acquisition of lifelong literacies, instead of reinforcing the perception that "natural vulnerabilities" are "permanent deficiencies," as a community of learners struggling to fight the onslaught of unhealthy messages generated by practices which condone/promote the exploitation of typical human fallibilities reinforcing the greedy, violent, and misogynistic approaches of a plutocratic tyranny who resorts to criminalizing, pathologizing, and otherwise blaming the victims of their wanton ludicrousness.


Alerting consumers to the impact of numerous illusions and other deceptive efforts that turn our individual differences into manufactured deviations (and other forms of "learned helplessness"); thereby revealing systemic injustices that are perpetuated by ongoing inequitable power dynamics (i.e. colonialism) and other accessibility barriers to the basic resources that support our universal human needs, wants, & desires.


Building a taskforce of nonviolent communicators who are:

  • Promoting an informed, engaged, & wise global citizenry and participatory transnational Democracy. (cf: listography)
  • Elevating “Conceptual Age” skills (design, story, symphony, empathy, play, & meaning) in order to remedy the shortcomings of residuals from the preceding "Information Age" and "Industrial Age."
  • Preventing media pollution, information poverty, & “techno-lust” from further disrupting our social, cultural, political, & economic ecosystems.
  • Championing mindful “meta-literacies” (i.e. becoming adept bullsh*t detectives) involving the creation, selection, organization, presentation, diffusion, consumption, & preservation stages for "processing" IMT artefactual innovations.
  • Adopting the principles of "Data Feminism": Examining power; challenging power; elevating emotion & embodiment; rethinking binaries & hierarchies; embracing pluralism; considering context; and making labor visible.


  • [TypicalGirls] May 2026 HumanifestX Update: Intelligence + Creativity = Wisdom, Dina Hornreich, 05/05/2026

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