does needing a guide for some games make me a fucking idiot?

Listen, I’ve beaten a lot of games with no guide. Be it Sonic, Rocket Knight, Mario, etc. but I sometimes use guides or hints from the internet. Whether it’s for the best path in a Mega Man game, the best weapons and strategies in Castlevania, or for “where the hell do i go” or “what the hell do i do” moments in games like Hollow Knight, Beavis and Butthead (Mega Drive) or several of the Zelda games (specifically Majora’s Mask). Does this just mean I’m stupid? It just feels like a cheap way to beat a game but at the same time I can never beat a cryptic game without looking shit up.