People end up in HOA’s because they have failed in every other attempt enter politics and/or dominate people.
HOAs - Because the Nazi Party no longer exists
Facts
I moved to an HOA after living in a city neighborhood dominated by the actual mafia. I thought an HOA run by suburban neighbors might be better.
In practice, it’s only a little bit better.
As Albert Einstein observed, “In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.”