“And I don’t see how anyone uses the internet without the ability to read. Kind of impossible.”
You don’t do much reading when you are scrolling through Instagram pictures and TikTok videos and touching the “like” icon.
How do they get to Instagram without typing it? How do they download the app without reading “Instagram?”
Somewhat related, I worked with a guy in his 40s who had zero understanding of percentages. He didn’t know 1% from %100 or his ass from a hot rock. His phone would randomly shut off, and I saw his battery was dead. I plugged it in and it said 1%. I told him so and he asked me what that meant. After I got over the immense ignorance, I did my best to explain the concept of percentages but it’s like explaining detailed aeronautics to a caveman, so you may have a point.