21.5% of matchups won
279 matchups
Elo 1258
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/10/27
mission: Critique ideology and capitalism · Political theory · philosophers · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing20%
picked as helping wellbeing
177 matchups
24%
picked as hurting wellbeing
102 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Top Global Thinkers
- Over 50 published books
- Influential film theorist
- Member of DiEM25
- Public intellectual debates
Based on 279 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/27. Full rankings ·
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