you are pretty mistaken, have you seen a mercedes benz fleece media filter? Those filters are specified to be used with the long change interval engine oil of 25,000 kms which is full synthetic lube. They are very robust in construction and filter twice better than paper media and also never collapse under oil pressure.
Filter media matters even more in synthetic oils as this oil cleans out the engine better than mineral oils - the resultant debris needs to be trapped somewhere.