In the micros you "steal" less, but you probably have a higher steal percentage. Cards like KT/A9/T8 are perfectly acceptable to play on the button against a drooling station that will be easy to play against.
So yes, you're "stealing" less, but you're playing with good position against bad players with a wider hand range.
Another thing that I don't think micro players realize enough is that the majority of your winnings come from playing against fish. And so you table select to make sure you play lots of hands against them. When you join a game, you want the worst players to be either 2 seats to your left (in the BB when you're on the BTN), or to you immediate right. That way you ensure you play more hands against bad players.