I feel like sometimes many power users develop a belief that all power users are like them, and want the same things. But this is an illusion. "People who use the site a lot" are not a monolith and have different opinions on how the site should work.

So for this discussion to be successful, I think it would be useful to have a good understanding of what sort of things these supposed power users actually want. (I consider myself one of them, but often disagree with others I see)

Might be worth to have more clarity about what counts as a power user, anyway.

Generalizations are wrong, I agree, but sometimes are used due to the lack of the proper skills, due to laziness, etc., to have extended discussions to review all the possibilities. The only way to know what "power users" want is to tell us what they want. In this case, I understand that Stephen uses the term "power user" to refer to community members who frequently use their moderation abilities.