I like them, but they do get sweaty in summer, especially inexpensive synthetic ones (which is all I usually use).

My hair is in the many years process of growing out (it's curly so it takes ages to appear long). Also I have a lot of thinning which years of HRT seem to have slowed, but not reversed. So bangs hide the front, but not the back thinning, but the curls make even the back slightly less visible. So, I'm using them less often, but still use them occasionally if only because the near uncontrollable frizz at medium length is frustrating, lol.

Also, I like "unnatural" colors, blues, greens, and purples, mostly, and I used to bleach and dye without too much care since I could just shave it off. But now with all of the time and frustration spent growing it out, I don't want to damage it since my hair is quite dark and needs heavy bleaching for color to show. With wigs, I can change color for a single event.