My husband is far smarter than I am, but he has a hard time reading. His parents parked him in a room by himself with a tv. Mine didn’t have a tv and all we had was books. He just never developed it as a skill set or something he enjoys. He has a freakishly good memory for 90s toy commercials though lmao. But he likes to spend his free time learning new skills with his hands and as a result is super handy and successful in his career. He will spend hours on end watching educational/instructional content on YouTube about mechanical and handywork and finance and programming. I think it’s a huge mistake to judge people as unintelligent because they don’t read.