Replying to Honest question

why do we use poles?

im not saying this in a way where im biased one way or another, heres the only things ive come up with so far:

-lift lines
-pushing around
-racing/moguls

is there any other benifical use for them, specifically in freestyle.

I ask this mainly beacause on the chair some boarders, and my dad like 2 days before, asked me that question and it got me wondering why do we even use them if they only fufuil those roles? They tend to get in the way at times and you could easily do without. So why do we use them?

note:i use poles

oh and please no hate either way i just want an honest factual reason for why we use them/shouldnt use them