WTH I can't even batch-add devices to a scene

So I have about 20 lamps in a room which I want to add to individual scenes. I need to set the dimming of those lamps individually, so grouping them isn’t really an option.

Why the heck do I still need to add every light one by one in the scene editor and doesn’t an already selected light not disappear from the selection list like it does elsewhere in the UI?

Why can’t I add devices to a scene in the state they’re in WHILE I add them?
(allows me to set the scene outside of HA, then just add the devices to the scene and save)

I was excited to read there were improvements to the scene editor, but compared with the rest of the UI it’s still a pimple on the face that is HA. It needs some serious UX love.