It seems that way to you because you were probably first rickrolled at least a year ago. A lot of non-techie people probably still think it's cute. If she had done this 2 years ago most people would have no idea what it was about; she would have seemed out of touch.
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It also shows that she has some understanding of the people who use the Internet or at least someone close to her does. That is not a bad thing.