Threat does not reduce reasoning quality; it shifts language, with climate worries prompting more analytical writing and illness or money worries prompting more emotional writing.
9 things children of lower middle class families understood by age 8 that wealthy kids don't figure out until someone tells them in their 30s - Silicon Canals
Childhood financial scarcity teaches lifelong money caution, shapes spending habits, and creates class-based differences in understanding affordability and choice.