Also, 4betting pre isn't +ev because of "fold equity + getting the right price to stack off vs his value range QQ+ AK."

Value 3-bet-get-it-in ranges BB vs BT in current shorthanded NL is generally more like TT+ AK, sometimes even adding 99 and AQ, not to mention this is the situation where its almost the most likely to be 5 bet jammed by A4s or something (only better situation for that is SB vs BT btw). QQ is the of course extreme nuts vs a range that wide.