Light level grinding is antiquated system and serves no purpose
Power level is grind that forces players to do activities they have no desire to do. I don't want to raid for power drops. I want to raid for enjoyment of the activity or targeted loot. Just abolish it. It gatekeeps for the sake of gatekeeping.
I agree wholeheartedly. I've been wanting power removed for years now. It's completely irrelevant and can lead newer players to believe that raising your power can raise your damage like if the game was an RPG. Imagine believing that raising your power would raise your power, lol.
Unfortunately, I can think of three reasons Bungie likely keeps it in the game:
1. Bungie still believes that grinding = player retention. Doesn't matter the quality or fun.
2. Bungie thinks by keeping it, it'll appear more like an RPG.
3. It's a resource sink. This leads back into reason 1.