Larry grew up in Michigan... a communist country? (As I heard it, the legend is mostly attributed to Sergey pushing for it, and every time I've heard Eric talk

Larry grew up in Michigan... a communist country? (As I heard it, the legend is mostly attributed to Sergey pushing for it, and every time I've heard Eric talk about it it felt there was some disdain there, so I would agree with you that Larry was probably convinced also, otherwise Sergey alone wouldn't have pulled it off.)