From some of these posts it seems you may not be aware there is a manual - available here
https://community.elitedangerous.com/en - it's a bit out of date but covers a lot of the basics (though not depots sadly).
This will only make sense for those old enough to have used or remember them, but the days of Wildcat BBS are over.
This 'online forum' thing is here to stay and de facto has replaced many aspects of communication, including the traditional game manual. Don't get me wrong, I like manuals but pretty much the repository of both static and transitory knowledge has shifted from 1st edition reprints of paper/digital manuals to community forums.
If you tell an older generation guy like me, and I'm only in 40s, to RTFM - I totally get it and go, oops - should have checked the manual.
Say that to my nephew's generation and it's like ....what's a game manual?
We're not quite there yet at horse and buggy stage for the game manual but pretty darn close. Modern gamers pretty much demand as rock bottom expectations an in-game tutorial system + help/popup/integrated UI for learning the game.