What is the benefit to being on a "pre-release" version

rather than a "stable release"

what benefit do I have an the user?

Early access to the latest and greatest features the development team is working on.
Beta testing is not without its hiccups though, that is the nature of software, and that said, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. For me the pros have outweighed the cons though. I find participating in the testing and conversation around improvements to this software to be interesting, fun and exciting.

Constant improvement to TVE