You can learn anytime, though you'll probably get more out of it if you know the fretboard already.
I always found electric FAR easier, as acoustics seem to emphasize the inharmonic tones far too much for me.
I never 'got' the 'damping behind the slide' thing myself. i damp with my right hand fingers.
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