Fuck, I genuinely forgot that wasn't Tom Hiddleston until you said that. I was just like "no no Tom Hiddleston is just pretending to be Anthony Hopkins, it's magic, you see..."
In conclusion, you're very right, and I'm an idiot who gets too immersed lol
Can't accidentally send read receipts when Verizon won't let you activate RCS because you have an unlocked phone...
(But seriously, if anyone knows how to get RCS working on an unlocked Galaxy S22 Ultra on Verizon using Samsung's messaging, please let me know)