I see what you’re saying–releases are typically supported for 400 days or so, so if I install the latest one as soon as it’s released, I should be fine for a year. But releases don’t immediately make it onto Qubes, so how long does it typically take for a new template to be released?
32 was released end-Apr. last year, templated mid-July last year, and has been EOL since the end of May.
33 was released end-Oct. last year, templated end-Feb., and will be EOL end-Nov.
34 was released end-Apr., templated mid-Nov., and will be EOL next May.
Someone who installed 32 as soon as it was released here had to install 33 or wind up using 32 past its EOL for six months if they wanted to skip it, which I don’t think is good security practice (not a Fedora user; could be wrong). This is just one data point though, but basically what I’m getting at is that once you factor in how long it takes a release to be made into a template, you can’t skip like you’re suggesting.
Not a criticism of the time devs take to template a release, but I can’t help but wonder if making two templates a year is worth the effort when Fedora use is essentially a historical accident like ‘QWERTY’ keyboards. Maybe converting something to templates doesn’t require as much time and effort as I imagine.