We have hundreds of things scheduled on our roadmap, this is on it but it is not the highest priority? This doesn’t bother me personally at all, it would be trivial to add if someone wanted to add it. anyone can yet noone does.
The current design philosophy of damus ios is more focused on in-the-now conversations, and is not really focused on long scrolling or keeping track of everything you’ve missed.
Notedeck saves your position, it’s nice to keep it open and then start scrolling up where you last left off. This is great for power users and you don’t need to miss anything. It’s good at this because it can be left on throughout the day. Phone’s aren’t as good at this.
Sounds like you already have a workaround? Use the client that fits you. That’s where nostr shines.