that's bravery right there
Precisely how some sharp cookies discovered it…after that it was just tugging at the thread and first the hem comes undone, then the whole thing unravels.
She did not misspeak, "The Cost of What Life requires for people" Bugs cost less than growing crops for food, what else is she referring to ? You don't need heat or AC, just wear more or less clothes, the weak will die. Her language is carefully crafted to say the truth without specifics.