47.6% of matchups won
1,663 matchups
Elo 1424
tracked 2025/04/29 → 2025/07/15
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing51%
picked as helping wellbeing
1,106 matchups
41%
picked as hurting wellbeing
557 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
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Based on 1,663 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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