The writing was on the wall from the very start of Warp. I can't remember precisely what happened, but years ago when it was first announced there was something that required internet, or telemetry, or an account to use Warp. I noped out right there before I even tried further. It was always going to be bloatware.

They were VC-backed, and had some kind of sign-up/account system for the early invites.

Same thing for Arc Browser. Sorry, why do I need an account to use a browser? That was a nope for me