[durron597]

You should always be happy winning a pot. If you can stay alive by stealing blinds then several things happen:

1) You are more likely to be called when you push while way ahead and likely double up
2) When you don't get called you get more chips, making you less desirable to call on future hands (since when they lose you can take more chips from them)
3) You last longer giving another shortstack who isn't stealing a better chance to bust before you
4) When your opponent folds you have 0% chance of busting on that hand. AK vs. J8 allin preflop you have a 30% chance of busting on that hand. Which do you prefer?

By letting someone see a cheap flop you give them a chance to see if they have a good chance to suck out on you.