Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to receive Serbian passport, president says (abcnews.go.com)
from L4s@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 08 Dec 2023 10:00
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to receive Serbian passport, president says::Serbia’s president says Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak will be getting a Serbian passport

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just_another_person@lemmy.world on 08 Dec 2023 10:07 next collapse

Even the wealthy are getting their escape plans together…

nxdefiant@startrek.website on 08 Dec 2023 15:44 collapse

I’m not an expert in geopolitics, but Serbia isn’t generally a place one escapes to.

CPMSP@midwest.social on 08 Dec 2023 16:05 collapse

I don’t know, I hear they have great cinema.

PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works on 08 Dec 2023 16:27 next collapse

Too soon, man. Too soon.

SeaJ@lemm.ee on 08 Dec 2023 17:11 collapse

Ugh. I just looked that movie up on IMDb and their list of suggested films I might like based on A Serbian Film is basically a shotgun blast of PTSD.

CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work on 08 Dec 2023 10:32 next collapse

“Now we can proudly say that a computer genius is a Serb," Vučić said.

“Welcome to Serbia, NERD!”

ChojinDSL@discuss.tchncs.de on 08 Dec 2023 10:39 next collapse

Serbia is relatively easy to emigrate to. Getting a passport is not that big of a deal there.

dukatos@lemm.ee on 08 Dec 2023 11:15 next collapse

It is even easier if you are a crminal. Just pay where needed and you’ll never get extradited.

Clbull@lemmy.world on 08 Dec 2023 16:45 collapse

I’ve heard it’s a very unsafe place, from a friend of a friend who lives near Novi Sad.

essteeyou@lemmy.world on 08 Dec 2023 17:15 next collapse

You could hear that America is a dangerous place from a friend in Detroit, or parts of California, or anywhere that recently had a mass shooting.

I’m sure Serbia has nice places and not nice places, like almost every country.

[deleted] on 08 Dec 2023 17:47 collapse

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supert@lemmy.sdfeu.org on 09 Dec 2023 10:44 collapse

I’ve been to Belgrade and it was really nice. People were kind. I never felt unsafe.

killeronthecorner@lemmy.world on 08 Dec 2023 10:44 next collapse

This is a confusing story. It says he’s there at the behest of a progressive celebrity, but it’s a boost to the right wing incumbent? So he’s supporting the incumbent? Or they’re just giving him a passport and he’s not taking a political stance?

flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz on 08 Dec 2023 10:55 collapse

He’s there at the invitation of the current president who’s doing an election campaign for his party, leading to parliamentary elections on Dec 17.

The way they got in touch is through a celebrity who is a member of the political party in question.

How is Woz going to help him I don’t know, probably boasting that rich and famous want to become Serbians due to their policies.

Edit: those qualifiers like “left-wing”, “right-wing”, “progressive” can be ignored due to being meaningless. The party happens to be called “Serbian Progressive Party” when translated to English

killeronthecorner@lemmy.world on 08 Dec 2023 12:01 next collapse

Ahh I see. Thanks for clarifying!

[deleted] on 08 Dec 2023 15:03 collapse

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Nollij@sopuli.xyz on 09 Dec 2023 02:35 collapse

… Why?

Nothing against Serbia, but the article lists absolutely no reasons for Woz to do this, aside from pointing out that it wasn’t a paid gig. Does he support the policies of one party in Serbia? Does he have heritage or family there? Looking to start a business?

This whole thing is awfully light on the details, and feels a lot like general celebrity endorsements of “XXX was seen using YYY”