The normal, and morally acceptable, way of overcoming
low self-esteem was to struggle with oneself and with others,
to work hard, to endure sometimes painful sacrifices,
and finally to rise and be seen as having done so.
The problem with self-esteem as it is understood in American pop
psychology is that it becomes an entitlement, something everyone
needs to have whether it is deserved or not. This devalues
self-esteem and makes the quest for it self-defeating.
low self-esteem was to struggle with oneself and with others,
to work hard, to endure sometimes painful sacrifices,
and finally to rise and be seen as having done so.
The problem with self-esteem as it is understood in American pop
psychology is that it becomes an entitlement, something everyone
needs to have whether it is deserved or not. This devalues
self-esteem and makes the quest for it self-defeating.
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