39.1% of matchups won
261 matchups
Elo 1596
tracked 2025/05/25 → 2026/09/08
mission: Explore human nature through essays · Literature and philosophy · mayors · philosophers
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing36%
picked as helping wellbeing
201 matchups
50%
picked as hurting wellbeing
60 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- Popularized the essay
- Influenced psychology
- Wrote influential essays
- Served as Bordeaux mayor
- Promoted education reform
Based on 261 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/09/08. Full rankings ·
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