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@the-old-coach lots of great comments here already (Love the electrical safety bathtub warning!!)
It’s your decision, but as it’s been said already: It’s free, it’s in great shape, and it belonged to your uncle… And playing electric guitar can be pretty cool!! (I have one that I use for quiet practice, used with headphones). With the narrow neck and low action, it’s easier to learn difficult songs with barre chords.
So with all those great reasons to say Yes, I’d say there’s also a few things to watch out for:
1. You might lose some of your callouses if you evolve to playing mostly electric (or classical) guitar.
2. Don’t forget, you haven’t mastered a song until you can play it on an acoustic….
Somebody asked why they can’t just give an acoustic guitar a similar set up so it plays as easy as an electric- I’m not an expert luthier but I think it has to do with that you can only lower the action so low until you encounter string buzz. The lower the action, the more delicately you have to play to avoid getting a buzz… (But that’s a whole nother party, hahaha!!)