The attraction is something that was designed after decades of usage and PL rese...

The attraction is something that was designed after decades of usage and PL research. Consistency of syntax is a big one for me. A favorite example of mine:

  SELECT substring('PostgreSQL' from 8 for 3);
  SELECT substring('PostgreSQL', 8, 3); -- PostgreSQL-only syntax
  SELECT trim(both from 'yxSQLxx', 'xyz');
  SELECT extract(day from timestamp '2001-02-16 20:38:40');

Taken from: https://www.edgedb.com/blog/we-can-do-better-than-sql

Maybe if SQL would give me that monumental ask of trailing commas, perhaps I would hate it less.