I don't know if American Idol is rigged or not (nor do I care). I know the songwriting contest was, and that's probably why it was discontinued. Either way, that is not the reason why judges leave.
When you say "most judges", what do you mean? The show has run out of steam anyway and interest is waning. Last season was pretty awful.
I give it one more season, 2 at the most, although I'm not sure if it can survive another year without Simon.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.