>>10484725Best explanation of it that I've seen is from BAP, who argues that it's a sort of cargo cult that presumes it can get back an older form of masculine vitality from the pre-modern era.
Problem is that it mistakes a symptom for a cause - animals breed once they have conquered space, it's another outlet for that vitality. Before that, they use it for conquering territory for themselves.
In the modern era, there is no space to conquer, everything is entirely owned space, so our brains decide now is the time to breed. Trouble is, the current social setup also discourages the kind of coupling seen in the past, so while sex is freer, very often you have less chance to breed.
For introverted minds, this works poorly, hence masturbation becomes the outlet for that energy.
To put it simply: simply restraining your urges is a temporary, difficult fix. To actually solve it, you need to put your energy towards conquering something.
I predict that expansion to other planets will drastically change this setup, you'll find the current degeneracy collapsing when people actually have something worth fighting for