I'm one of these people. I have a BahnCard 100, an unlimited-access pass from the German national railway company that works on about 95% of all public transit

I'm one of these people. I have a BahnCard 100, an unlimited-access pass from the German national railway company that works on about 95% of all public transit across the country (all railway except for some lines that are only tourist attractions; and all subways/trams/busses/ferries in 120 large cities). It costs me around 170€ per month, which is way more than I would spend if I bought just a subscription for my city's public transit plus train tickets as needed. But even if I pay a few bucks more, it's totally worth it because it changes how I approach travel. I can wake up in the morning and decide on a whim to do a day trip to a city 200 kilometers away for no extra charge. I can decide on Thursday evening to take Friday off and visit my parents (who live 500 km away from me) for the weekend. (Side-note: Obviously a lot of this is not possible right now because of the plague, but at some point, all parties involved will be vaccinated and I can resume my travels.)