IIRC Puritanism connected being "unlucky" with being a sinner/touched by the devil so everybody tried to work as hard as possible and consequently those who did

IIRC Puritanism connected being "unlucky" with being a sinner/touched by the devil so everybody tried to work as hard as possible and consequently those who didn't were seen as infectious. Couldn't this still play a role in modern every-day life in USA?