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   DeeAnn Little (chillicampari@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 20-Feb-2026 06:48:54 JST DeeAnn Little

   I could use help composing an essential Fediverse (as a topic) book reading list. I'm planning on talking to people with a variety of technical backgrounds (range and expertise) so variety is good. I haven't read any of this yet but I would read it first and either (verbally) summarise points or point people to them for more info.

   So far I have on my list:

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   #fediverse #askfedi #activitypub

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     DeeAnn Little (chillicampari@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 20-Feb-2026 06:48:56 JST DeeAnn Little

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     • Nathan Schneider
     • Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸
     • Robert W. Gehl

     Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media by @rwg

     ActivityPub: Programming for the Social Web by @evan

     Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life by @ntnsndr

     Is that a good start already or is there something I am missing?

     #fediverse #askfedi #activitypub

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     Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Friday, 20-Feb-2026 06:50:54 JST Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸

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     • Nathan Schneider
     • Robert W. Gehl

     @chillicampari @rwg @ntnsndr More Awesome Than Money is a good read. It's about an earlier era in the social web but a lot of the vibes are there. A lot of people who went on to make ActivityPub are discussed in the book.

     https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/309188/more-awesome-than-money-by-jim-dwyer/

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     Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸 (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Friday, 20-Feb-2026 06:52:03 JST Evan Prodromou 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇷🇵🇸

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     • Nathan Schneider
     • Robert W. Gehl

     @chillicampari @rwg @ntnsndr my book is really a programmer's reference, but the first and last chapters are meant for all audiences.