> Weird and abrasive assumption you make.

Dude, you're the one talking about talking down to people telling them they are not doing their job. Relax.

> I have never worked somewhere that ran things as you describe.

What do you think a PR reviews process is? It is literally "I will be prevented from merging my work so that all of you may have a say on what I'm doing".

This is precisely how and why it is designed to work.

In basic scrum, you know that part where the scrum master asks in daily meeting whether people are blocked? What do you think it is used for?

Pray tell, what do you think a PR is used for, and how does the process work?