You mean like someone who has the freedom to go where they want, do what they want? Indeed, they would probably be sitting on the beach of their own private is

You mean like someone who has the freedom to go where they want, do what they want? Indeed, they would probably be sitting on the beach of their own private island sipping cocktails made by their butler. They would probably not be using public transport. And thus, the rhetorical trick they used works.