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title: "I Just Finished Robert W. Gehl’s Book Move Slowly and Build Bridges… My Thoughts!"
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# I Just Finished Robert W. Gehl’s Book Move Slowly and Build Bridges… My Thoughts!

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Seth Goldstein

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August 27, 2025

Sol 3898

Finished reading: [Move Slowly and Build Bridges](https://micro.blog/books/9780197776704) by Robert W. Gehl 📚

Here’s what I thought of Move Slowly and Build Bridges by Robert W. Gehl:

I gave it 5/5 stars.

Overall a great book on the history of the Fediverse and the struggles it’s faced and faces.

Robert Gehl has written a must read text for anyone studying, enjoying, engaging in, working on the Fediverse.  
 Though a bit academic, Gehl’s book is well written and researched. His interviews with various people who have shaped the Fediverse makes this a must read.  
 I highly recommend it.

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