>I find it really strange how many people are outraged
>This is not to make a judgement about whether or not this should be considered acceptable
A person is outraged because they find it unacceptable. This is beyond terms and conditions, OpenAI is being forced to keep data they want to discard for the user.
I am shocked that you are shocked, that people are taking a position on this when you suggest you dont take a position on this.
Outrage suggests a level of surprise with the anger. This is not surprising at all.
When you hand over your data to a 3rd party, you should not expect it to remain private from the government that rules over that party. The entire 21st century has been a constant deluge of learning how much we are all monitored constantly.
I have to assume that they are all simply ignorant of the fact that this exact same preservation of your data happens in every other service you use constantly other than those that are completely E2EE like signal chats.
Gmail is preserving your emails and documents. Your cell provider is preserving your texts and call histories. Reddit is preserving your posts and DMs. Xitter is preserving your posts and DMs.
This is not to make a judgement about whether or not this should be considered acceptable, but it is the de facto state of online services.