Sure, if a growth mindset didn’t actually improve outcomes it would be negligent to promote a growth mindset. However, the evidence suggests that a growth minds

Sure, if a growth mindset didn’t actually improve outcomes it would be negligent to promote a growth mindset. However, the evidence suggests that a growth mindset does improve outcomes. In the interest of improving outcomes a growth mindset should be encouraged. Your second point is true, that success is often determined by factors outside of an individual’s control (e.g. luck, parental income, school district, discrimination, etc). But we should educate people on which factors that lead to success are under their control, and it appears the growth mindset leads to success and is under their control.