People always say that kind of thing because they learned how the Electoral College was supposed to work originally but they never bothered to learn all the changes that were made since the 1796 election.
The electors were supposed to be elected as individuals, not as a slate committed to a single candidate.
Complain about it all you want but you probably shouldn't complain about it not doing something you probably never wanted it to do and already had changed to dissuade.