Is it bad that I don't like doing medical things in my spare time?

I don't see anything wrong with that - just because I don't want to do the job, doesn't mean I don't have as much of a right to get a medical degree as someone who does. Sue me.

I don't think anybody is trying to tell you you don't have a right to do a medical degree or indeed trying to sue you for it. Maybe people around you are giving you negative feedback on the fact you feel you're not pursuing the thing which will be your ultimate goal when it IS their ultimate goal so they don't understand? You do come across a little angry about the situation and how other people might view you even before anybody has said anything negative here, so I wonder if there's something else on your mind.

I think people are more wondering like if you don't especially want to do medicine then... what do you want to do? It's not impossible to switch or even just intercalate, get a BSc (which is certainly a worthwhile degree) and pursue the thing which really does get you fired up. And besides being a possibility, it'll save you a good few years of life and student debt. Or if nothing gets you fired up and you're just doing medicine because it leads to a decent job that will sustain you financially, even if you don't think it will be your long term job... then fair enough, I think you can chill a bit because nobody here is judging you. But equally you've got to be fair about people who are very passionate about it and not do them down.

IIRC, he's not actually a med student (at least not in the UK) any more. And a few weeks ago was saying how he'd never ever work for the NHS...

I don't think anybody is trying to tell you you don't have a right to do a medical degree or indeed trying to sue you for it. Maybe people around you are giving you negative feedback on the fact you feel you're not pursuing the thing which will be your ultimate goal when it IS their ultimate goal so they don't understand? You do come across a little angry about the situation and how other people might view you even before anybody has said anything negative here, so I wonder if there's something else on your mind.

I think people are more wondering like if you don't especially want to do medicine then... what do you want to do? It's not impossible to switch or even just intercalate, get a BSc (which is certainly a worthwhile degree) and pursue the thing which really does get you fired up. And besides being a possibility, it'll save you a good few years of life and student debt. Or if nothing gets you fired up and you're just doing medicine because it leads to a decent job that will sustain you financially, even if you don't think it will be your long term job... then fair enough, I think you can chill a bit because nobody here is judging you. But equally you've got to be fair about people who are very passionate about it and not do them down.

And anyway, why does it make a difference if I'm angry about my situation?

...well if it's your decision then what are you doing wasting time being angry? It's just a choice you've made, it doesn't mean the whole world is against you for some reason.

IMO a lot of people just want to finish what they started and qualify and get through F1/F2 to be sorted and then survey their options from there. I don't think it's an unusual feeling. I feel the same way, I'm going to do F1/F2 and then review the situation. But I don't go around informing people who have a different view and are really committed to the whole thing that, in advance, I expect them to berate me about "lifelong learning" (in your own words), thereby launching my defensive offense right off the bat. I don't give a crap about speaking to you on the subject of lifelong learning, so why would you do that? Honestly I think if you talk to your colleagues you'll find you're not so particularly different from anybody else. There are a lot of people who aren't sure if they're doing the right thing, or what to do, and who are just carrying on to see what happens. This becomes more evident the further through the process you get.

I have no disagreement with your point of view on the career side, but I do think you can relax a lot about how you're projecting it. It comes across as antagonistic/defensive when really there's no need. If people are genuinely giving you crap about it, then just ignore them because what does it matter to them?? It's your life, not theirs. Especially on TSR - people on here know sod all about your mystery 'setbacks', and aren't questioning whether you'll be a doctor etc etc, so there's really no need to carry whatever chip that is over onto here. Not a soul on here has mentioned medicine is a 'perfect job' and a 'perfect course' or criticised you for not being committed - this is entirely of your own making.

The way I see it, if you act as if the whole of the rest of the world is trying to feed you negativity and judge you against it, then you're always going to hit against people to whom that sounds bitter, because it's both unprovoked and factually not true. People don't like to be accused of something before they've said much, and that's kind of what you're doing - making big assumptions about how others will treat you based on a decision they don't care much about at all. So they react. I recommend not giving a ****. Anger is crap and there's nothing wrong with your decision. Just be confident in it.

Both. Building the CV and interest. A lot of people in my year more for interest but still what they've done can be written on a CV even though their primary intention was out of interest. But I have absolutely no interest in doing extra medical stuff. If I have no interest I don't want to do it.

Obviously this means I won't be getting publications and therefore others who do might get more points than me but that doesn't define where I'll end up in the long run right?

Why do doctors get ranked with research publications in mind? Doctors aren't scientists. Just because someone does research and maybe gets it published doesn't make them a better doctor than one who doesn't do research. I don't see how working with cells or molecules makes u any better of a doctor.