Interesting thinking indeed. I personally never trusted FB and don't even have an account - to me it is like a heap of all kinds of shiny and colorful advertising material that I get into my mailbox and just throw away without looking at its contents.
Yes, FB is a social media "parent" and sadly many "children" think that their parent is always right.
Steemit on the other hand is in my opinion for grown up children that are smart and brave enough to use their own judgement and decide for themselves.