My country's(Poland) GDP per capita grew 8-9x over the past 30 years. My personal take is that it's not just the political system during this time, but the tra

My country's(Poland) GDP per capita grew 8-9x over the past 30 years. My personal take is that it's not just the political system during this time, but the transition from communism to a market economy that made it happen. The centrally-planned economy back then had interesting features, among them generally full employment and frankly ridiculous expectations regarding the amount of work(at least in terms of hours). All this proved to be fertile ground for a burgeoning hustle culture when people found that their labour can actually amount to something in a market economy. My generation grew up with largely absent parents because in the 90s it was normal to have a side hustle or do overtime on a regular basis. You see this a lot in other countries that were economically successful - with enough people disregarding their health and private life you can really move forward at a rapid pace. I'm conflicted whether this is a good thing really.