That's a very interesting take! I'm not sure how much to read into it, there are so many variables to consider I doubt this study qualifies as science (like mo

That's a very interesting take! I'm not sure how much to read into it, there are so many variables to consider I doubt this study qualifies as science (like most of social science). Incidentally, I failed the marshmallow test and I tend to behave and think with a scarcity mindset (I can't tolerate wasting food, it's hard for me to spend money). My parents are quite well off and went to uni. Their parents started middle class and made some money. I bet my parents wouldn't have failed the test - and they definitely always stocked the house with food and could provide resources and a stable environment. My grandparents had a harder life (thanks to the wars, most likely) and share the same mindset I had (even though I never spent much time with them, we lived far away). I wonder how much of that it's actually genetic, more than environmental. You could still find correlations compatible with the study, if it were. Passing down the "poor" genes would create genealogical lines of poor families.