You wrote, "they prevent the largest cities from determining the vote for everyone." Why should people living in a less populous state have more influence on t

You wrote, "they prevent the largest cities from determining the vote for everyone." Why should people living in a less populous state have more influence on the outcome of an election than people in more populous states (or cities)? If people living in large cities have more influence it's not because of where they live but because there are more people. More people, more influence; the Electoral College dilutes this principle of fairness.