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People don't have space for a home gym, so it's either pay the membership fee, or don't work out.
This is going to trigger people who just forked out for "insanely expensive" gym memberships, but it's obviously true.
I can think of two caveats:
I don't go to the gym either but know several people who do and the equipment lets you strength train with a lot more weight than your body weight if that's what you're going for. You can use water jugs and stuff at home but that can be janky and potentially dangerous.
Also there's probably something to be said about traveling to a dedicated location for your workout to help you get out of the house, in the right mindset, etc. I'm sure it's similar to how some people love working from home while others prefer to go to the office to help focus better and socialize.
Depending on where you’re at in life, gyms with machines can be really useful. It forces certain muscles to activate and if you’ve lived a sedentary lifestyle, it’s very useful.
Otherwise, yeah. The only thing you need is body weight and a set of dumb bells.
After that gets meh, get a squat rack/ bench press combo as well and you’re set