GriddleCakes, your Straggler looks great! Those gold rims actually look good somehow. First Straggler I've seen except for promo photos. I'm surprised the brake cable is run under the top tube -- I guess it's not really a "disc-check"
Once you figure out whether your bike (new frame, used parts) is new or not, you can get to work on that
Ship of Theseus question, I hear they haven't figured that one out yet either.