Are there any smart people around you who don't read much?

When you say "reading", you probably mean "school education". There are indeed many people with little education but profound insights. However, the reason why they are insightful is by no means that they have not received much school education (otherwise, I am advocating the futility of reading), but precisely because they have little experience in school, they entered the society very early and skillfully read the "wordless books" of society. This is their social experience and social experience. And because you know little about society, you will find them very insightful.