Playlist Folders: Do They Have a Point?

What exactly is the point of playlist folders in iTunes 5? In 4.9, I had a "Summer - Rock" playlist, a "Summer - Relaxed" playlist, and I had to make a smart playlist for "Summer - All" to play both at once. I did this several times for different lists. Now I can put the Rock and Relaxed lists into a "Summer" folder, and it plays them both at once, which is good...
But I don't listen to music on my computer, I listen to it on my iPod. I sync the iPod... and there's no support for the folders! Even with the new software update for the iPod that came out with iTunes 5! So again, what's the point? I don't think SmartShuffle is supported on the iPod either. I just don't get it.
Can anybody help me make this work, or is the software just lacking?

What you could do is create a smart playlist which features songs from two sperate genres. For example, I have playlist with songs from "90's Music" and a playlist with songs from "80's Music". So what I could do is create a third smart playlist with songs from both genress.
I think that is kind of a solution!

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