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I completely disagree.
I'm old enough that when I went to school for photography we were still on film. 35mm, medium format, and 4x5. Yes, I learned a lot. Yes, there was a lot of hands on. But that doesn't mean that there wouldn't be when learning from YouTube. The biggest drawback I see from YouTube is that the presenter isn't vetted and could be a stark raving lunatic who posts absolute garbage. I'm not saying all are, but there definitely some that are questionable. There's no shortage of quality content out there though.
You can still absolutely learn and do hands on, there's just no "grade" to be the stick. You have to be self driven. You have to be able to plan out a schedule. You have to seek out feedback. It's all on you, and you're only beholden to yourself.