No, I want Vanguard to hire an independent expert for each company I'm invested in and make the right decisions for me. It is not possible for a human to make an informed decision on voting for each of the thousands of stocks out there. That is one advantage of the fund is they can do that for me.

I have noticed when I vote the shares of the few shares I own that I'm almost always voting with the board of directors. When I've seen a proposal the directors have recommended a No vote on it is always some activist who has their own interests in mind at the expense of me. Sometimes the directors recommend things I disagree with, but those are generally minor details where either way is not harmful to my interests.

The other stockholders are almost never your adversaries. Their interests are in alignment with yours: to vote in such a way that it maximizes the value of the stock.

The only exception would be some kind of action that is specifically discriminatory towards your shares over theirs, which is typically not legal. If it were to occur, that is the only situation where I would want Vanguard to be voting on my behalf.

You're right though that not voting is equivalent and much easier than trying to replicate votes.