I used to think a rejection was a same-day fix. Upload, wait, read the note, patch, upload. The wait is the cost. Eight of those is why I quote review separately.
The queue is the work
Fixing a privacy file to a URL is small. Waiting for review after that is not small. 5.1.1 cost a full cycle for a hosting task.
Why Hangar was cheap
I spent the days before submit, not after. First try meant one queue, not eight.
What I protect
The pre-submit list is how I buy back those days. The story of spending them is eight rejections.