mmm... i agree for a part with you Bonker but...
What do we learn from our early age ? To walk before running, ton drive carefully before have a race, draw the most photographically before unleash your creativity (in art academy).
Why ? because even in your worst work, there will be 'something for your past', a structure...

This is my point of view : past create the future...

About the 'i like it'  feeling ;o) I understand your point of view Bonker. But, an example ok ?

I was an archer (10 years ago lol), so if you post pic of archery i will really like it ! :oD But, this is not because i like it that the picture is good (compo, colors, balance, dynamic, etc).
I really don't like cats (sorry lol we are not friends cats and me) - So i think i will never like pictures of cats ! But, sometimes i see very nice picture of cats, technically excellent ! But i don't like it !

So, our own history create our own feeling, and this is with this feeling we can say if we like or not a picture. But it's not our subjectivity who analyse a picture -> you can easily see if a pic is over or under exposed, so it's the same about compo, focusing, balance...

of course, imho ;o)