I see what you mean.
As for the missing Zoom to Selection command, there is a prime example for AI's splendid workaround capabilities. Usually, one may expect to get a straightforward command inside the View menu or elsewhere.
But that approach is, of course, far too uncomplicated for the trailblazer AI. Just for a moment, imagine there were no scripting capabilities in AI. What could you do to cobble together a provisional Zoom to Selection command?
Crafty AI users would dive into the realm of AI actions and do the following for example:
1. Create a new action in the Actions palette.
2. Select any object(s) on the artboard.
3. Insert Menu Item command: Object > Slice > Create from Selection
4. Insert Menu Item command: Object > Slice > Release
5. Insert Menu Item command: Object > Artboards > Convert to Artboards
6. Insert Menu Item command: Fit Artboard in Window
7. Stop recording the action.
8. Assign a shortcut to the action (F2, for example).
Delete the temporary artboards.
Heart-stopping.
