The actual advantage of Podman and Buildah is that it is not Docker. Because of the tribal nature of tech communities, that is a desirable property for members

The actual advantage of Podman and Buildah is that it is not Docker. Because of the tribal nature of tech communities, that is a desirable property for members of the "anti-Docker" tribe. Everything else is an exercise in retroactively justifying a subjective decision with seemingly objective criteria. If you don't understand why others are so excited about those tools, it simply means that you're not part of their tribe.