I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
Of course, not long after I posted this video I just changed the logon procedure. You will now be taken to the Home Page after you log on. The user account bar is still across the top of the screen though. You can easily use that to get to your account, courses, views, etc.