what moves a non-expat to join Internations?

I have noticed in the local meetings and also online that there are many members who have not traveled internationally or who have not lived abroad in the recent years. It is good to have them here and in the meetings, but I got curious about their reasons for participating (which are probably very different from mine).

Does the community help you to travel virtually? Does the community help provide the sense of being a global citizen? Or are there other reasons?

It would be very interesting to understand that.