Alan Turing has enough of a tragic hero charisma to serve as one; it's ridiculous his name isn't even mentioned in the post. It's another question whether popul

Alan Turing has enough of a tragic hero charisma to serve as one; it's ridiculous his name isn't even mentioned in the post. It's another question whether popularization is a good thing in the first place. According to one sentiment, medicine is perceived as being "too popular" (no doubt at least in part thanks to the popular medical dramas you see on TV), filled with people who are in it exclusively for money rather than for intellectual challenge or desire to help people. As a result, many bright people who would have made great doctors do not go into it.