Yes, this is exactly what I mean. I think if at least a couple of us have thought it on this thread - it's probably a bit of issue. I know I wouldn't feel like I had the professional distance with him as my doctor. I'd be wondering if I, as a patient, was going to become (even confidentially) a small anecdote in a video or blog post. I don't think he would ever give patient details, but if he started training and vlogging stuff. It really does blur the lines, not outright unprofessionalism, but certain the notion of professional distance between you and a healthcare provider to allow you to feel able to disclose personal information.
Gosh he’s done an amazing job in talking himself out of a job and scoring an own goal. He spent 8 years training to be a medic (6 Uni years and 2 FY years). Coming out to the public about how medicine isn’t his passion hence he was justified to leave it naturally means that people who have heard him will remember him as the guy who doesn’t like medicine. I agree with you - no-one wants to put their trust in someone who doesn’t want to do the job. In Diary of CEO video, he made a comment about how he knows intellectually he should feel bad when people are suffering and so he does, rather than naturally feeling bad. His bio in YT videos still reads as “doctor working in Cambridge”, probably because writing “just another YouTuber trying to make money” doesn’t have the same reach. I don’t think he appreciates what he’s given up until it’s gone!
Ali's background is grammar school straight into Cambridge university. He has probably not spent much time mixing with working class people apart from possibly time with nurses in the NHS but given that he's turned his back on that I'm not sure he enjoyed it. A lot of people who are in Oxbridge for their formative years get this attitude, they only want to mix with people of similar class and education levels. Havard is probably his next step in creating a curated circle of people which meet his high education standards after his London experiment.
His Monaco vlog was just badly made and boring. He's gone to one of the richest cities in the world and then decides to do a tour of a bunch of different Starbucks whilst he does "work" and waits for the bloke he's interviewing to give him the 2 hours for the podcast. Shit content. Why would you travel all that way to drink a drink you could just go down the road to pick up? Go to a local coffee shop and try something a bit different.
I cannot believe how many memories with her he simply cannot remember? How fucking weird if someone has a photo of me I can literally remember it always? Maybe I take less pictures of myself than these people do but I would find it weird if someone could not remember all of these photos?
But should creators who could be damaging (the incel stuff 100% is) be praise just because that isn’t part of their brand? He also doesn’t (and this is my opinion) recognise any of his privilege it’s just this work hard and you’ll get somewhere bollocks
Yeah, I get the impression he pursued medicine for the wrong reasons. Tons of young adults think they want to be doctors simply because they excel in biology. There's also societal and familial pressure to find a prestigious, well paying job. In the US, tons of med school hopefuls change their plans during undergrad because they realize medicine is actually a poor fit for them. But iirc medical school in the UK is direct entry from high school. So I'm guessing Ali had to commit to one of the toughest jobs out there at an age when he still knew very little about the world. I'm sure there are also advantages to the British system, but I'll save that debate for a medical school forum.
I'm sorry but he looks so ridiculous in this thumbnail... pouting like his mommy took his pocket money away instead of losing 55k???? Most people would be absolutely financially devasted by a loss like that; the fact that he's still playing into that Elon Musk-esque 'just invest' type of financial advice is reprehensible. Especially considering he's not in any way actually qualified to give out financial advice
It makes me also think about the admission process to medicine on the unis. Weren't they supossed to check how well people are suited for the actual work as a doctor? Or is it only for the "science" knowledge?
That locum comment
, it’s that attitude of his. He tries to conceal his horrible attitude by pardoning it as Stoicism LMFKAGAGSJDJF"People aren't products in a supermarket." Spot on. He doesn't seem entirely ready for a relationship either. It's probably familial pressure and a cultural thing about getting married before he turns 30 which is getting to him.
Agreed, some people on here think that working in healthcare needs to be this all-consuming passion that you selflessly dedicate yourself to, which is fair enough as it's a common stereotype that people have. But it's that kind of attitude that leads to the poor retention rates of medics in this country and a having a fairly balanced attitude to it like ali does seems healthier.
The fact he is even asking we see what he really thinks
I empathise - it's no picnic to read negative comments about yourself and your work, and he was understandably hurt. However, people are within their rights to post their thoughts on him and his content here, and no one is making Ali read the thread. I hope he chooses not to read further comments.
I have to agree, especially the last paragraph. I think Ali's a good example of someone who went into medicine for the wrong reasons and he basically admitted as much himself in this video. Despite that I was still surprised that he didn't recognise helping patients as any kind of benefit to the job - just 'banter' with colleagues. Then again, he previously described himself as having 'no internal care-o-meter' so I guess that fits. Personally I'd prefer a doctor who had not admitted that to the entire internet, skills or no skills.There's something so grating about this guy. Talks about productivity but can't get his hair washed properlyHe also struggles with word salad. He keeps talking and talking about the same thing over and over again. He's not concise in expressing his message.
As other posters have mentioned, I don't know if he can enjoy anything in life anymore. Everything has to be 'efficient' and 'productive' to the extent that he probably can't find joy in anything that doesn't meet those criteria. It's a straight road to having an OCD.
His approach to dating is odd at best. People aren't products in a supermarket. Unfortunately, you need to take time to get to know others and sometimes finding love isn't easy, even if you read all self-help books out there. I think he may put off many women when they learn about his obsessive approach to life where everything has to be done on purpose and there's no time to sit back and relax. A great example was his dumb 'super productive piano learning' video. My partner was watching it and I caught a few glimpses. It totally put me off. I would love to play an instrument but if I had a teacher who would want me to train according to this monkey pattern, I think I'd give up ASAP.
Another thing is that the guy is clearly trying too hard. He attempts to come off as a cool bro but you can see the insecurity underneath which many can perceive as arrogance.
I don't have an issue with him abandoning medicine temporarily. I understand it is a tiring and often ungrateful job. But what shocked me is that while several times he mentioned interacting with colleagues as benefits of working in a hospital, he never mentioned working with patients and helping them with illnesses. Pretty weird if you ask me.