Lightroom Classic: Export images and still keep directory structure

I know that this has been a requested feature for at least 6 years, but how hard can it be to allow Lightroom users to export a complete directory of images and still retain the existing directory structure. I store images from an event in subdirectories, such as Topshots, sponsor images, winning athletes etc. Lightroom makes me export each directory individually if I want to keep them separate. This seems so illogical and is such a time waster. I can't understand how the developers still haven't had a  massive 'lightbulb moment' about this.