I agree - its geeky and technical, perhaps even hackish. It is what it is.
At the end of the day, we users, like yourself, just want to make something work, or find a way for others. Since we can't affect MC directly, we find workarounds.
If you're wanting something now or soon, try the suggestions. Otherwise your wait is likely to be a long one, as the queue of feature requests is large. Just my 2c.