If you are a hirsute individual, the time and frustration of getting actually clean go down by an order of magnitude.
Didn't have to worry about running out of toilet paper during the pandemic shortages. It also does a better job of cleaning than toilet paper alone.
how do you dry yourself after using it?
You use like 2 squares of toilet paper to dry yourself instead of the many more it takes a man to get not nearly as clean. It's more about actual cleanliness - you wipe yourself and there's no poop, instead of residual poop forever.
Mine has an integrated blow dryer, and I usually follow up with a bit of TP to clear up any remaining moisture. Even without a dryers it's not that much water. A few seconds to drop dry and TP will be sufficient.
Not walking around with a small layer of smeared out dried poop mixed with sweat (and/or hemorrhoids) at all times I suppose?
That phrase isn't often used literally
Oh, it was here.
So much less toilet paper.
SO. MUCH. LESS.
No more endless wiping.
Your bottom's actually clean instead of "mostly" clean.
Washlets in particular have filters in them that mask smells and a warmed seat.