Can't see how it is. At least in the original bootcamp if you weren't chosen you didn't get a place at Judges Houses whereby the Six chair challenge where people are already offered a seat but can have it snatched from under them especially if the judge prefers a different act. This part of the show has almost descended into a riot in the last few years when it was first introduced.
I think it is cruel and should be done away with but some viewers find it amusing to watch