27.9% of matchups won
1,622 matchups
Elo 1512
tracked 2025/04/29 → 2025/07/15
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing29%
picked as helping wellbeing
962 matchups
26%
picked as hurting wellbeing
660 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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Based on 1,622 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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