It can send a powerful message that the team is not responsible for producing the software.
Could you elaborate? I have a hard time imagining how spending a few minutes describing your progress and your immediate plans could possibly give you the feeling that you're no longer responsible for what you're working on. It seems to me that not ever being asked about what you're doing would powerfully convey that message.
Daily stand ups would be stupid in my current project.
Professionals should have a broad responsibility for the end result and appropriate freedom over the approach taken.
Externally imposed process creates a situation where professions are responsible for executing that process.
People ask dumb questions like "Is this Agile?". Who cares? The correct question is "Is this what makes sense to get the right outcome?"
My personal experience is daily stand ups are used as a tool to mandate a start time. This time was been inconvenient for staff with young children to drop at school. I remember hearing the sigh or relief from a person when they were dropped.
It can send a powerful message that the team is not responsible for producing the software.