Had AI been invented 100 years ago, thousands of literary icons could have been saved from the ravages of alcoholism—and gone on to write listicles about stoicism, rather than novels about suffering
In this alternate timeline, Hemingway scheduled daily check-ins with his mental health Bot, Kerouac optimised his schedule for his road trip using a habit tracker and Bukowski topped the New York Times Wellbeing list with 100 Reasons to Drink Water.