The X Factor - It's not about singing

I don't hate the X Factor, I'll watch it if my friends are watching it, but I don't really make an effort myself. It's interesting to watch, and most of the people are decent singers. One thing I realised early on, however, is that singing voice dosen't really matter that much. The X Factor is a popularity contest, and a poweful voice obviously dosen't matter to other people as much as it does to me. But then again, you could say that if I'm not going to vote in the competition that I can't really complain, but I don't care enough to spend my money voting, especially since I have little to no interest in anything the contestants do after the competition. Anything I've come across from former X Factor contestants has been generic pop songs, so even if that person does have a good voice, and can pull off a big song, they won't after the competition. I dunno, it makes the whole thing seem kinda pointless. I'll probably keep watching it as long as I have friends who want to, I'll just forget who everyone is as soon as the competition ends.