If this feature rolls out but you can't pay for it. You can always use Molly (fork of signal).
If you can support the project than do it. But if you can't than don't force your self
I started to learn English when I was 12. I think I'm not fluent enough (as I don't speak with people irl that much in English). I would not like to share what is my mother tongue but now I know 4 languages. Thinking about to learn Japanese but not getting time.
Yes it is true that your phone has to use unencrypted DNS at first but after that is fine.
I guess your ISP is blocking TLS traffic? You may set quad9 on your router.
I used chatgpt only for a month after it's release. Then never used it