> that whole Freudian paradigm based on sex seems like it could have come from a different civilization That's pretty much the point Freud makes in "Civilizati

> that whole Freudian paradigm based on sex seems like it could have come from a different civilization That's pretty much the point Freud makes in "Civilization and its Discontents": we as a species have all our lower animal evolutionary bases to satisfy our individual urges, and modern society with its laws, taboos, and constraints in the last 10K years is a radical departure from that primitive state we are wired for. Our conscious thought uses reason to conclude that it is a worthwhile tradeoff overall l, guiding our efforts to comport ourselves publicly, but our baser instincts (and sometimes overdeveloped super-ego) chafe at these limitations, which is the origin of many neuroses.