There's definitely an assumption that Communist = Very Bad Enemy (who was fortunately defeated) kinda baked into our culture, and I think that's at least in part because reading the theory isn't required. And possibly even a little subversive?

When people draw parallels between new software development approaches and communism, it's common for someone else to come back with a long explanation of how we it's totally not the same. Except it kindof is.

I do think the "hard work" vs "fulfillment" schools of thought continue to evolve in conflict. They're treated as generational differences, which points to a shift in thinking among younger people away from Puritanical work ethic.