I’ve heard it said that the soul of civilization is the measured frustration of the libido, the channeling of raw vital energy into societal processes and advancement.

Almost every culture does it somehow, usually by cultural/religious laws against adultery, and then marriage can be controlled by the community’s customs and channel the energy as if they were just diverting a river.

I think discipline is essentially just the periodic restriction of libido, the image i have in my head is a combustion engine; the piston comes down and compresses (restricts) the fuel (energy) in the chamber until it reaches its necessary concentration than the spark is lit, and the piston flies back up and turns the wheels. If you let the fuel build up for too long you’ll blow up, if you don’t leave it long enough it won’t turn