Activated Abilities Zones

I think it's wierd that 90% of activated abilities can only be used on the battlefield, but very rarely they can be activated from the graveyard or the hand, and there's no way to identify these exceptions except to read the card and logically determine that the ability would only work from the hand/graveyard.Not sure what a solution would be, or even if it really needs a solution, but it is wierd, right?By the way, it was the "Talon Gates of Madara" which prompted this ask.

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The default is the battlefield. If it’s any other zone, we spell it out.