Mostly, I agree, but there isn't anything else so....
Unless you are simply saying you feel any comparison of a game mechanic score to real people is in poor taste to you? Some people find it so, personally I have no issues with quantifying people's abilities/ features.
The only issue IMO is that each ability represents
SO many different things! Going back to AD&D:
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So, it is "similar to" but also includes other things. Even I.Q. tests recognize they can only measure certain aspects of intelligence, no single test is unified.
Anyway, for 5E I prefer to also think that your ability scores represent your ability to apply strength, intelligence, etc. (either activity or passively) to any task or need rather than some comparative score.