I have to agree. It is amazing that anyone who has put an incredibly sharp and naked blade at least 3 inches long against a blood vessel pulsing in their neck could possibly be afraid of using an itty bitty SAFETY razor. I used a DE before a straight and I loved the DE in comparison to my old Gillette Atra but I was never so aware of my PULSE in my carotid artery as I was the first time I used a straight razor. I just can't imagine a straight user being afraid of a DE.
Oh well, everybody's different.