This is textbook paralysis by analysis. You've got a list of over 20 switches. From weights of reds to blacks, linear, clickies, maybe a tactile or two. It's totally all over the place.
Just choose the ones that look good on paper, order a ten pack of each, and go to town on your hotswap keyboard. I mean, that's the whole point of buying a hotswap keyboard anyway. It's so you can try switches that you actually buy and own.
If money is tight, buy less variety. You'll be typing for years, you don't need the perfect answer first shot, your tastes are likely to change over time, new and exciting switches will come out a year or two or five from now.
With some experience you can then triangulate on others' impressions meaningfully. If you have enough experience, you'll be able to use force/distance graphs. But you need to just get out and try stuff, with your own fingers.
Only way to know what you like is to try it out.... And a switch tester doesn't really give you a idea how the switch really is on a full board.
I've read similar many times, but I've been able to use testers or a couple of samples to get a good idea of whether I'd like a switch or not. I can quickly reject switches (Aliaz with its wobbly start before the bump, overly tactile box royals, most Hakos). It might be a bit harder to identify what I
like, but as a screening tool, it's been useful so far.
