Come to think of it, if you shred your face with Barbers, you may like the GFs. It's really hard to cut yourself with them.Also, if I tried them and they shred my face then I would also conclude they are Barbers based on my experience with them.
As for most people supposedly feeling the same about Barbers as you, I haven't seen people starting threads about how terrible they are as with the GFs. In fact, I was the first one that I could fine to start a thread, and I had used the generic Personna Barbers for decades (I've always been a DE shaver and until recently bought what was available in stores and, like many people, had no problem with Personnas).