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Well I just want to rule the world. To want to abstractly "save the world" seems rather absurd, particularly when it's not clear that the world needs saving. I suspect that the "I want to save the world" impulse is really the "I want to rule the world" impulse in disguise, and I prefer to be up front about my motives...
I'm being upfront about my motives. By committing to them publicly I add social pressure to keep me on my desired track.
As to what my unconscious motives might be, well I love my unconscious mind dearly but there are times when it can just go screw itself.