Mechanically, sure you can look at it however you want. And remember, these aren't just attribute numbers for "shadowrunning" they are numbers for everything. There isn't a single creature or character out there who has less than a 1 in an attribute. How it broke down in previous books:
1 = Weak
2= Underdeveloped
3= Average
6= Maximum Unaugmented Human
SR5 has a way of making dump statting pretty hurtful to your character in that most of the statistics you would want to "dump" be the most important when it comes to calculating your limits. You CAN start with a strength of 1, but it will make your physical limit suck, thus making your character bad at physical things like combat in general, even if they only want to use guns. Likewise you can start with a Charisma of 1, but it will not only make you kind of uncouth without the negative quality, it will make you susceptible to not being able to oppose social things effectively.
I never recommend going with a 1 in an attribute because the limits are pretty nasty to deal with. I mean, yeah, you can blow the limit with edge, if you have enough of it, but that's a limited resource.
However you want to play it is fine, just remember that it can bite you pretty hard.