“Self-pity doesn’t work, but if you hallucinate the pitiful state of things is your fault, it works.” Self pity and self blame are just euphemisms for the same

“Self-pity doesn’t work, but if you hallucinate the pitiful state of things is your fault, it works.” Self pity and self blame are just euphemisms for the same emotional context of being down on yourself. Not really sure he says anything here, leverages swapping one term for another. It may be consistent within the context of human language but human feelings? How does “self pity” feel different from blaming myself for pitiful state of things as motivation to fix them. I’m not so sure last century’s rent seeker investors who worm tongued politicians into propping them up are dropping novel nuggets of philosophy.