I agree, customization is a great thing. That is part of why I support this change. It opens up more options for customization. With this system you can mix and match to your heart's content as opposed to the previous system where you could mix and match to someone else's content.
Treating people equally is the very definition of fairness in competition. If at any time one is favored over others then fairness is lost. Fair: Marked by impartiality and honesty: free from self interest, prejudice, and favortism. The previous system was exactly the opposite of this. The new system cannot be anything but this.