36.9% of matchups won
1,568 matchups
Elo 1618
tracked 2025/04/29 → 2025/07/15
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing39%
picked as helping wellbeing
921 matchups
34%
picked as hurting wellbeing
647 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-28Related
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Based on 1,568 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2025/07/15. Full rankings ·
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