comment: >
  
  It's actually the producers that look for the sad stories as they feel it makes better television. If the contestant is not talented then no amount of sad story is gonna win them a place in the next round.
context: "I was born at a very young age"
  *Golden buzzer* >
  
  "It was so traumatizing, that I couldn't speak or walk for two years" >
  
  I was born in a coffee can under a bridge...? >
  
  Yes this exactly >
  
  The show picks them because of these stories. They are being exploited for the emotional sob stories. That’s what keeps the plebs coming back to watch. It’s not to see the billionth talented singer. >
  
  OP definitely watches WWE and thinks it isn't scripted. >
  
  WWE wrestlers are my favourite natural athletes >
  
  There's so many of them now that it's practically a competition in itself to see who has the saddest sob story >
  
  Wait you actually think it's real?
  The producers of the show get them to say that stuff, it's not for the judges, it's for you to find the show more entertaining. It's all fake, they basically get told what to do and what to say.
  If you're in the US it's ever worse, it can all be fake and make believe. >
  
  They are told what to sing as well. Even if they tell the audience otherwise. >
  
  The whole thing is a waste of time anyway, it's for entertainment purposes only. Audiences would rather have an amazing sob story and medoirce talent than normalish people with amazing talent. Its the perfect venue to root for the underdog, hence why it's so prevalent