In this meta reaction paper, I reflect on the initial paper by Wang and Doty (2022a), two responses (Russ-Eft, 2022; Yoon, 2022), final response-to-respondents (Wang & Doty, 2022b). focus observations that stood out for me, encompassing: (1) how HRD is defined; (2) what should contribute to extent authors’ theorizing of actually “emancipatory.” First, conclude Doty’s systems perspective lea...