It all depends what suits you and how you work, at the end of the day. There are a lot of techniques to learn that apply to all box-modeling software, poles being among them. You will find that how you advance will depend on how much time and energy you are willing to invest in learning an approach/method. Blender will require much more time and energy than, say, Wings3D or Anim8tor. And you need to assess software also on the features you need vs the features the software offers. Do you really need/want a fluid or cloth sim? Is an arcane interface going to be too off-putting for you?

The most important/costly investment for you is truly your time. Keep that in mind.

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks