I see you didn't mean what it appeared you meant. Nonetheless, your statements seems... To be unnecessary.
The people on this forum were thinking about trying to help as many people as possible, and tend to use the phrase 'save the world' to describe this aim. You said "People who try to 'save the world' generally become intolerant of those who aren't", I said "I don't, that seems an unfair assessment of the people on this forum" and now you seem to be saying "Oh, I wasn't talking about you guys."
You seem to be saying that a lot of other people who use the phrase have done lots of bad things, and therefore... We should be really cautious? Look, trying to maximise good is a fine aim. It's really good! And if you think someone's making a mistake, then help them. Heck, people are listing the things they're doing. I think what everyone's doing to help the world is good, and giving them positive feedback is a kind and helpful thing to do. This isn't an echo chamber, it's trying to help people do good.
If you think that someone is doing a specific thing wrong, then I'm sure they'd be interested in that. This is a site for becoming more in line with reality, and to attain our goals most effectively.
and now you seem to be saying "Oh, I wasn't talking about you guys."
I wasn't talking about you guys personally. But do you believe that you are radically different from all those people who were saving the world before?
Look, trying to maximise good is a fine aim.
That really depends on what do you consider good and what are you willing to sacrifice for that.
I have a feeling there is some typical-mind thinking going on here.
Let's say Alice appears and says "I want to to do good and save the world!" How are you going to respond? Are...
How are you saving the world? Please, let us know!
Whether it is solving the problem of death or teaching rationality, one of the correlated phenomena of being less wrong is making things better. Given the value many of us place on altruism, this extends beyond just ourselves and into that question of, “How can I make The Rest better?” The rest of my community. The rest of my country. The rest of my species. The rest of my world. To word it in a less other-optimizing way: How can I save the world?
So, tell us how you are saving the world. Not how you want to save the world. Not how you plan to. How you are, actively, saving the world. It doesn’t have to be “I invented a friendly AI,” or “I reformed a nation’s gender politics” or “I perfected a cryonics reviving process.” It can be a simple goal (“I taught a child how to recognize when they use ad hominen” or "I stopped using as much water to shower") or a simple action as part of a larger plan (such as “I helped with a breakthrough on reducing gas emissions in cars by five percent”).
If we accept this challenge of saving the world, then let us be open and honest with our progress. Let us put our successes on display and our shortcomings as well, so that both can be recognized, recommended, and, if need be, repaired.
If you are not doing anything to save the world, even something as simple as “learning about global risks” or “encouraging others to research a topic before deciding on it”? Then find something. Find a goal and work for it. Find an act that needs doing and do it.
Then tell us about it.