I ahve been in the "internet" since screens were monochrome, before the world wide web LOL. Back then it was no different than it is now, information-wise other than there is a lot more of it now. You will get out of it what you want to get out of it. You can buy a set of encyclopedias but, if all you do is look at the pretty pictures you won't learn much. If you read to learn and apply the knowledge to find out what works for you through trial and error you can learn faster.

Kinda like trying to learn spanish by watching spanish tv. Eventually you will learn spanish but it would go much faster if you got to talk to spanish speaking people and ask them questions.