That's what people have been saying about every step of the musk acquisition process and yet still people use Twitter. Thinking back to the Facebook privacy controversy years back, everybody still uses Facebook. There can be an infinite amount of red flags and warnings, but these websites are such a huge part of some people's lives that none of it matters to them, unfortunately.
I caught that it was a silly joke and got a little kick out of it. I'm not sure why other people reacted the way they did. Maybe they thought you were mocking or making fun? I dunno.