ICloud Drive does not sync Downloads

is there an easy way to Sync the Downloads folder on MacOS?

Earlier someone asked and answered the question “which folders on MacOS are synced with iCloud Drive. An important point not mentioned is that the Downloads directory (Folder) does not appear on iCloud Drive. Probably a good idea if all you downloaded are compressed application files I.e. .DMG. If you are like me and you download files or photos or whatever-from emails and delete the old emails because that’s what you do, know these items are not synced (saved to iCloud) and you would lose them if your Mac got stolen or damaged beyond repair. The only way I know to address this would be to practice good Downloads folder hygiene and move the items from there (Downloads) to Documents, Desktop or Photos or wherever and keep your Downloads folder free of any of these important items. Is there an easier way to effortlessly have the Downloads folder syced? Periodically (always once every two years) I trash big DMGs from Downloads but almost never move the other stuff out of Downloads.

Any other out there?