Press not The Button, friends, lest ye be denied your due reward in the After-Timer... for as the final second may become but an empty shell, those who restrained themselves from an errant touch may find themselves given not simply a Purple Dot, but a shining gift of Reddit Gold.

I speak now on behalf of The Grey Hopeful, we who strive to keep wayward souls from squandering their single press without knowledge of what lies beyond. We trust in the beneficence of The Admins; in they who maintain for us this Site. In granting us the gift of The Button, they sought only to make us examine ourselves: Are we, as Redditors, of the sort who would settle for small but immediate gratification, or those who would take the time to wait and be rewarded in a greater way?

Of course, The Grey Hopeful were not founded on the belief that only we would be rewarded once The Timer counted down... in fact, one may indeed press The Button if one is so inclined. Each individual is free to follow their heart's desire, provided that it brings no harm to another (whether they be Grey, Purple, or unaffiliated). As members of The Grey Hopeful, we are all equal, regardless of our color. We seek only to warn others away from The Button, that they might be rewarded. Ours is a selfless sect, one which does not desire a reward until the whole of Reddit has been rewarded before us. Yes, we may have in our hearts the longing for Gold, and yes, we may be as ridden by greed as any other being... but to wish, even for a fleeting moment, that our Brothers and Sisters be Gilded, is enough to make one a member of The Grey Hopeful.

If ever there is any doubt of our sincerity... then I shall push The Button myself. I shall take on that sacrifice.

Yet I shall remain Hopeful.

TL;DR: Push not The Button. They who exercise restraint shall see Reddit Gold in the After-Timer.