Now, Martin, that three-sided pole is actually helping the shape this time.
I’m sharing the reference image so you can see how it helps in this case.
That specific area needs to be soft and slightly oval rather than hard. If I try to avoid a pole there, I have to add an extra edge loop very close to it, and then the shape stops feeling oval — which is something I don’t want here. The reference shows that this softer transition is important.

So now I understand how a pole can actually be useful in a practical way. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have noticed or understood it this clearly. Thank you very much, Martin — you always help me a lot, and I really appreciate it.