I always thought it was strange that we live in a democracy but spend most of our time working in corporations, which are more like autocracies than anything remotely resembling that of a democracy.
Same reason we dont live in shared houses, i suppose
Arguably housing is too far on the side of democratic/social control. Sure you can live in a house by yourself, but you can't do what you want with your house or your land without first getting town approval, HOA approval, and so on.