I don't think it's so much they lack the capacity to learn on their own so much as they don't feel like they need to. I mean, it's sorta like the internet in general, you could do XX for YY to figure out ZZ, or you could just Google it and solve your problems that way. Likewise, Player A could do Action B to figure out Problem C, or Player A could just go to Website D or ask Player E and get Problem C answered that much quicker.
We're sorta in a state of self-entitlement atm.