Since 2021, Michael Lindsey, on his blog Thoughtfox has written intriguing essays on a range of subjects, from literature and linguistics to philosophy and current events. The essays in this volume present a scathing critique of technical modernity, unified in arguing that no reconciliation can be found between modernity and tradition; that this "having one's cake and eating it too" attitude will get us nowhere. In making this point, Lindsey draws on varied insights from traditional mythology to rogue philosophers to classic literary titans.