Current science is obsessed with findings and scarce on theories. I dont care whether Freud is debunked or his assumptions are not substantiated. Ill take an inspired yet far-fetched theory over all those correlation studies we call psychology today. Our capitalistic need with empiricality and functionality has cost us creativity and originality of ideas. That's why it is SO refreshing to read Freud who is not only an excellent writer for general public (a rare breed in academia these days) but also has a brilliant theory and can build this theory with a careful setup of (potentially contentious) assumptions. Everybody should read Freud to experience a great scientist mind arriving at his conclusions if not for the world changing theory he posits.
You may be surprised to hear that psychoanalysis is alive and well in France, where it is not only taught at universities but is apparently how most practicing psychologists and psychiatrists there approach treatment. I'm not sure why this is the case (history? culture?), but it's not like the Anglophone world where you don't see Freud outside of a Psych 101 or history class.
There's also still excellent popular accounts from originators of brilliant theories, and I'd argue there's more today than ever in history. Piketty is maybe the best-known (e.g. Capital in the Twenty-First Century), among areas I'm familiar with.