fact of the matter is, the internet is a tool, it can answer any question, it just depends on how much time you put into it. i myself, i read books, i learn from others, i learn from myself and my plants, and i also learn from the internet. the amount of time used by someone just starting and without the internet compaired to the amount of time someone with the internet just starting to grow to get to the same point of knowlege would be much greater.
also, are you just studying weed and its growth? or are you learning about other things as well? when someone devotes alot of time to one thing and not others of course they can learn alot, when you are learning about cars, glassblowing, ect. you cant retain as much info about weed cuz your worrying about other stuff too.
this question IS kinda stupid tho. there is so much more that goes into learning than how long you have been a member of a web site, i took the time, months, just wondering around sites like this and grow journals just to learn, now that i know consiterably more than anyone that is new to the game, i help new people, how else can more people learn if people that know shit dont share the knowlege? id say the computer is the best way to do so...