It's not an opinion poll. People vote to try and get their desired outcome. If someone views their preferred minor candidate as a lost cause in electoral terms, they won't bother going to vote because it won't make any difference to the outcome. Or, worse, there isn't a single candidate on the list in their district who shares their views.

Whatever people's reasons and motivations are for not voting, the actual effect is implicit endorsement of whoever everyone else picks.

To wit: actions speak louder then words.

Boycotting votes is a legitimate political choice, especially when done in an organised manner.

It is absolutely a legitimate choice: It's a choice for "whoever wins."

No. At least go and make your vote invalid.

Are people really THAT lazy?

What we need is to start counting votes of no confidence. Until we can explicitly shoot down what the elites or representatives think is best for us, at best, voting is just a thin veneer of legitimacy over an ossifying oligarchy.

Italy's parliament had for a long time a system where you could vote "no confidence" without picking a constructive option. It did not serve them well and they abolished it eventually.

While I understand the disenchantment, just adding "none of the above" without committing to one of the offered options is not going to change a thing. You getting out on the streets and into politics is what changes things.