How are the forms of self-education of the past different from the forms of self-education of today?

Over time, thanks to scientific and technological progress, it has become much easier to obtain material to improve their knowledge and expand their horizons. Previously, before the advent of the Internet, all information was searched for in books. People went to libraries, borrowed books, sat in reading rooms and spent hours looking for the information they needed. Difficult, isn’t it? And in our time: I sat down at the computer desk, turned on the computer, opened the Internet and please. The largest library in the world is open to you.
But such an abundance of information did not result in a strong increase in the education of young people, but on the contrary, in comparison with Soviet youth, it became worse. Deteriorated memory, memorization function. The abundance and availability of information has led to a slight decline in this very information.