Nathan Blecharczyk Quotes
I had this question when we started: Is this something that's only going to work in New York City? And then, is it just in North America? Is it just in Western culture?
Blecharczyk, Nathan. Interview. Wired, Condé Nast, 2014.
Half a century later there were many Asian countries which had adopted democratic style governments. While Kennan was right at the time, what he did not anticipate is the rapid rise of communications technology and the consequent expansion of American cultural values. The Asians became different people, and when they did so, they adopted democratic forms of government albeit more heavily guided by strong leaders than America and other industrial democracies.
Nathan "Nate" Blecharczyk (born 1983) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and chief strategy officer of Airbnb, and chairman of Airbnb China. Blecharczyk was also the company's first chief technology officer.