Well, for me it started as a way to find a decent shaving routine, I had always imagined that I could improve my shaving going this route, I just never imagined I could go from having to shave once every five days, otherwise I'd butcher my neck, to be able to shave daily with a straight.
For me the ultimate goal is the BBS (GBS in my case, Goddess Boobies Smooth), that's why I wet shave. It is a means to an end.
I just happened to stumble across a few rabbit holes along the way and, through no fault of my own, managed to fall down each and every single darned one of them. Go figure.