Is Buddhism the only viable path to maintain self-esteem and mental well-being in hyper-connected and hyper-competitive...

Is Buddhism the only viable path to maintain self-esteem and mental well-being in hyper-connected and hyper-competitive "current year" world?

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I suppose you mean mindfulness? The point of Buddhism is a direct path to enlightenment, not maintaining one's wellbeing.

The westernized and not very Buddhist at all brand of it, perhaps; but from what I can gather, actually pursuing that road is nothing about maintaining any kind of capacity to live in current year world, but rather surpassing it (or any other world for that matter? Shit doesn't really look like self-help when you read into it)

Given the huge amount of awful material and books about Buddhism proliferating in the West which frequently vastly outweighs the good material (which often can't even be found in bookstores) I'd say that things like Sufism, Vedanta etc or even Neoplatonism would probably be better. Also, I once went to a Tara Brach speech and it was exactly the sort of anodyne and sanitized consumer-friendly presentation of Buddhism that you'd expect.

What was the problem with her speech, specifically (if you remember)?

>it was exactly the sort of anodyne and sanitized consumer-friendly presentation of Buddhism that you'd expect.
What is exactly did she say, was it along the lines of "we can all have nice things. All you have to do is have a cool and collected mind, and go with the flow :)"?

By 'awful material', you mean all the people who read Alan Watts and base their idea of Buddhism off of that, branding it in some consumer-friendly, pseudo-spiritual self-help item you'd see on the shelves of a major book retailer? I've never had issues finding good material since it's all in .pdf online, but I suppose the above is your meaning. Not only that, but you could also find a book of sutras in a normal book store which is good.

My real problem is how these people go to infect (is that word too harsh?) Buddhist discussion all over the net, speaking in vague words that mimic a zen speaker while not actually saying anything. I would say that if the state of Buddhist lit is bad, the state of discourse is actually worse, but since they share a common origin it's not worth making a fuss over.

Not him but the central tenet of Tara Brachs' books is that you should accept yourself as you are and stop trying to change yourself in this way or another thinking you'd find happiness, acceptance, success, or whatever if only you were little bit more like this as this is a sure path to psychological self-tornent. This could be interpreted as indulgent since it emphasizes avoiding psychic pain over embracing arduous religious practices to rise above it.

its not

you need to have perspective, you know what hyper-connected and hyper-competitive "current year" world is like, now you have to step out of it. Disconnect, take time off of work and current life and spend at least few months somewhere in the wilderness away from people and civilization, maybe build a wooden cottage or something, then you will gain perspective, what other world is like.

it not necessarily the wilderness but you need to find a your own way to step out and leave behind for some time, after that you will come back but you wont be the same person anymore.

Buddhism is easily corruptible because it uniquely doesn't appeal to the passions, and so those who are particularly attached to their passions but still want all the fancy exotic benefits of being a Buddhist, tend to reframe the entire religion in a way that serves their desires.