> People complain about governments being slow, but until you experience the alternative (I have) you will simply never understand why its the lesser of two evils.

A point that comes up over and over again when discussing HOA's. See the recent submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50144005

Fun fact! What would be an illegal bribe to a city employee (eg planning/permitting department) isn't illegal if it's an HOA instead. No wonder they're popping up everywhere!