My take on your thoughts is that you will see all sorts of stuff on Steemit that does not agree with you. Get used to it.

You need to consider that there are all kinds of people participating in this platform and the diversity is about as wide scope as it gets because this is a global organization.

You stated that you thought that Steemit was designed to "inform, entertain and inspire". While that may be so, we cannot overlook that it is a source of $$$ and as a result attracts all sorts of people, some with less than honest intentions.

You can post whatever you want on Steemit and the steemians will act accordingly. If a sad story motivates them to part with $$$, that's just the way it is.