A generation of productivity
Information deluge is a conspiracy of inefficiency. People do not learn faster with more information, people learn with contextual information. Learning "sticks" when you can relate this new knowledge with a shift in your perspective, when you can experiment on ways to apply this model across multiple industries.
Lecture halls, physics formulas, circuit boards, and problem sets. They drill you into working a specific way so you are a specialist. But specialization implies there is undiscovered territory to be excavated in the depths of the field. What if it isn't worth the time to dive in?