Not sure what's the point of attacking self-esteem as a general concept. Perhaps there's some valid criticism of policies aimed at boosting it. But the article

Not sure what's the point of attacking self-esteem as a general concept. Perhaps there's some valid criticism of policies aimed at boosting it. But the article is trying to convince us we shouldn't want to feel good about ourselves because a random study here and there didn't show a desirable correlation. If a study shows happiness doesn't make you rich should you stop being happy? It's a story of how most psychological research struggles with major epistemological issues.