[abeyer]

If possible you might consider looking for the personal connection in a more face-to-face setting, and choosing a broadcast learning medium that works best for you without that as a consideration (which may still be video for some people, but I'll echo the sentiment that books and textual stuff seems to work better and be faster in my experience.)

Even if you only study/work on your own, there are conferences, meetups, user groups, social/networking events, etc... That gives you the added bonus of being more than just a blip in the view count of the person you're learning from. Worst case, even if there aren't any in-person options in your area, try forums/chat rooms/etc... with a focus on your subject(s) of interest (especially if they're more learning focused ones rather than just social -- the communities around many of the MOOC and online bootcamp programs come to mind.)