I just finished Robert Gehl’s new book on Mastodon and can’t recommend it enough: it’s the book I wish I had when I joined here 3 years ago; it’s the book that fills in back stories to recurring topics here that I couldn’t quite grasp; it’s the book to give others —friends, developers, researchers, policy makers, grant bodies— on what the fediverse is about; and it’s that amazing thing —an academic text that’s enjoyable and easy to read.
We need more of this! @rwg
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/move-slowly-and-build-bridges-9780197776681