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There is a reason that bassists often use the term "guitards".
Technique often falls into dogma but the reality is that if something works for the player, then it works. There are certain biomechanical realities that we need to work with, and some techniques can/will lead to injury. But it depends on the individual.
When I play guitar with a pick I use both up and down strokes. It just depends on what I'm trying to achieve. If you're trying to cop someone else's lick then you likely need to be using the same technique. Two downstrokes don't sound the same as down/up (even playing the same notes in the same rhythm).
Speed is a combination of left and right. There are guys that can speed pick with the right hand but if they can't do anything interesting with the left then...well...who cares? Guitar and bass are two handed instruments and there are no rules that say you have to use one hand to do x and the other to do y. Experiment, watch what other guys do, imitate the stuff you like, steal whatever riffs/techniques you can.
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