diff --git a/public/my.js b/public/my.js
index 34c91f5..963fb27 100644
--- a/public/my.js
+++ b/public/my.js
@@ -192,8 +192,27 @@
     const ns=d.nextStep||{};
     if(ns.kind!=='upgrade'||d.directCount<2){el.innerHTML='';return;}
     const name=LEVELS[ns.nextLevel-1]||('Level '+ns.nextLevel);
+    // What this rung buys, in their own numbers. A price with no reason attached
+    // is just a bill — this is the reason.
+    const op=ns.opens||{};
+    let why='';
+    if(op.perCatch>0){
+      const gname=LEVELS[op.gen]||('Level '+(op.gen+1));
+      const have=(op.genSize!=null&&op.genSize>0)
+        ? `You already have <strong style="color:var(--text)">${op.genSize} ${op.genSize===1?'person':'people'}</strong> there.`
+        : `That generation is still filling.`;
+      why=`<div style="background:rgba(78,214,203,.07);border:1px solid rgba(78,214,203,.25);border-radius:12px;padding:13px 15px;margin:0 0 12px;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6">
+        <strong style="color:var(--teal)">What this unlocks:</strong> ${esc(name)} extends your reach to
+        <strong style="color:var(--text)">generation ${op.gen}</strong>. ${have}
+        Each of them pays you <strong style="color:var(--gold)">${fmt(op.perCatch)} POL</strong> when they buy ${esc(gname)}.
+        <div style="margin-top:7px;color:var(--muted)">Your first catch at this level is <strong style="color:var(--text)">${fmt(op.perCatch)} POL</strong> —
+        exactly <strong style="color:var(--text)">double</strong> what this upgrade costs, because every rung is twice the last.
+        That is the whole idea behind <a href="/training#lesson-8" style="color:var(--teal)">Lesson 8 — time your upgrades to your catches</a>.</div>
+      </div>`;
+    }
     el.innerHTML=`<div class="table-card" style="margin:0 0 18px;border-color:rgba(240,197,109,.45)">
       <h2 style="margin:0 0 4px">⬆️ Upgrade to ${esc(name)} — right from this page</h2>
+      ${why}
       <p style="color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;margin:0 0 12px">Exact cost <strong>${fmt(ns.cost)} POL</strong>, read live from the contract. Connect the wallet that owns position #${d.id}, confirm once, done. ${ns.funded?'<strong style="color:var(--ok)">Your wallet already covers it ✓</strong>':'Your wallet does not cover it yet — you can time it to your next catches, or top up below.'}</p>
       <button id="upgGo" class="btn btn-primary">Connect &amp; upgrade to ${esc(name)} →</button>
       ${ns.funded?'':`<button id="upgFund" class="btn btn-secondary" style="margin-left:8px">💳 Buy POL with card</button>`}
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index ca02d1d..eee0b65 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -590,6 +590,19 @@ async function handleApi(req,res,pathname){
           let funded=null;
           try{ if(r.account&&cost){ const bal=await chain.balanceOf(r.account); if(bal!=null) funded=bal>=cost; } }catch(e){}
           r.nextStep={kind:'upgrade',nextLevel:lvl+1,cost,funded};
+          // What the upgrade actually BUYS. The panel used to show a price with no
+          // reason attached, which is how 53 qualified members read it and closed
+          // the tab. Owning level L catches generation L, so this rung opens the
+          // generation numbered nextLevel — and because upgrade costs double every
+          // rung, the first catch there is exactly twice what this rung costs.
+          try{
+            const opensGen=lvl+1;
+            const perCatch=(r.upgradeCosts&&r.upgradeCosts[tier]&&r.upgradeCosts[tier][lvl])||0;
+            const share=chain.getOrgShare(id);
+            const genSize=(share&&share.ready&&share.found&&Array.isArray(share.genCounts))
+              ? (share.genCounts[opensGen-1]||0) : null;
+            r.nextStep.opens={gen:opensGen,perCatch,genSize};
+          }catch(e){}
         }else{
           r.nextStep={kind:'max'};
         }