It's definitely a normal way to look at learning, and you're right - with the resources that are put out there and the way they're framed, it's a mistake we're often led to by no real fault of our own. At the end of the day, the majority of content that is put out is produced with the intent of generating a return. When content is put out for free, the focus becomes on making sure that it has as wide a reach as possible, in order to capitalize on passive monetization. That doesn't mean the information presented can't be extremely useful - just that it'll be marketed with a focus on how helpful and life changing it'll be, and might not take the time to establish what it *won't* teach you, or what you may need to know initially to benefit fully from it. At the end of the day, it's not that these people have no idea what they're talking about. It's more that the nuggets of wisdom they do have to offer aren't really going to have as much reach unless you... talk them up, maybe exaggerate them a little. You know, click-bait stuff.