No sarcasm here; you asked for some text-based resources and so I listed some that I know to be quality-- Paper copies of these books and some parts/breadboards

No sarcasm here; you asked for some text-based resources and so I listed some that I know to be quality-- Paper copies of these books and some parts/breadboards to tinker with are how I learned the basics of electronics a couple of decades ago. The fundamentals haven't changed.