You asked people to vote on this as they would a front page article, so here are the reasons why I downvoted:

1. Your post wasn't useful to me -- it didn't help me make any progress towards any of my goals or learn anything that I think would help me make such progress.

2. Your post didn't have anything interestingly new in it. This is pretty vague, but (as other commenters have said) the important stuff you mentioned has been covered on LW already.

I skimmed. If I read to absorb, I think I would want my time back.

In addition...

Akrasia is the most dangerous foe of any true follower of rationality.

This sets off an alarm (maybe because of the hyperbole and the 'true follower of rationality bit') that the writer may not be the most precise thinker.

Hope that helps.

P.S: Be careful about telling people that you want to save the world.