As a lefty, handwriting can go away. I am 10x faster as a typer than I am a handwriter, and I do not welcome the hand cramp pains I remember from my school days of writing essays and furious notes, trying to keep up. As a millennial, most of my grade through high school was done on paper, and I despised it entirely.
About the only thing I enjoy about handwriting is drawing quick diagrams, which is something I just don't seem to ever find flexible enough in any piece of software. I've tried absolutely every single diagramming tool, and they either are too cumbersome, or too limited, to meet all my needs.
I've had mine since early 2020 and it's identical to the day I purchased it. Faux leather doesn't look the slightest bit damaged or fatigued. (I liked it so much, I got the rest of all their products...)