Exactly! I personally feel that way about life in general. Music, food, cars. It's all subjective. Nothing really sucks and nothing's really great. One person's garbage is another person's masterpiece.
I definitely don't agree with keeping things stock (although I have a few guitars that are perfectly fine stock) but your statement here, I couldn't agree with more. It's your guitar, you've got to play it, and if it works for you, that's good enough.
Eh?? I speak fluid Canadian eh? Used to cross the big Ambassador Bridge as a youth going to the *itty bars in that country frequently eh? Yah, I get in with the neighbors to the North quite well. Eh?