Put a lid on it! Kiss it goodbye. We gave it away, and apparently thought it made sense to do so.
We need a fourth choice: None of the Above. That way we could all measure the difference between those who can't be bothered and those who can find no one deserving of their vote (aka the apathetic and the disgusted).
However, this is even less likely to pass than better ballot access for third parties. The current crop would be afraid that we'd get very much higher turnout, all voting NOTA, and so demonstrating the depth of disgust for our politicians. It would be the US version of losing the Mandate of Heaven.
Ukraine: Not Our Fight.
More epicycles!