Except that being in a community with an HOA is voluntary. If you don’t want to be subject to an HOA, buy a property that’s not subject to one.
If it's all voluntary, why are there so many nightmare HOA complaint stories?
Are people in HOAs stupid and don't read their contracts? Do they need a lawyer just to read it because it's 40 pages of ultra convoluted legal babble they hope you don't read?