"Rewardful vs. Worthy. You cannot have both."
Arjun had a spreadsheet for everything. His life was a symphony of optimization, each cell a promise. He used apps with points, credit cards with cashback, and fitness trackers that turned his heartbeat into a score. He was, by every modern metric, rewardful .
For days, he walked. The paved road became sterile. The vending machines worked, but the bars tasted like cardboard. The charging stations hummed, but his soul felt flat. He passed other climbers, all staring at their phones, all muttering about leaderboards and redemptions. No one looked at the sky. No one spoke.
The Vs app whispered: "What do you actually want?"
