"Pull; yourself by your own bootstraps" must be one of the most successful and most destructive memes ever

This is 'destructive' only from the perspective of someone caught in the psychological prison of victim mentality.
Those NOT caught in that prison, will see it completely differently...a positive, dynamic, expansive mindset.

It illustrates the difference between people borne from an entitled, decadent environment, and those who get on with life.

People that embrace a victim mentality make it easier to blame the outer world, rather than to take personal responsibility.

The belief in authoritative sources (climate change establishment narratives, and the covid hoax are good examples) is one manifestation of the victim mentality 'disorder'.