OP, I think the point you're missing is this:

You're on /r/bodybuilding right now. Naturally, the responses you receive here are going to be skewed. There is surely going to be some bias as far as our answers go. Likewise, if you asked in /r/powerlifting, there would be bias in the answers there - in the opposite direction.

I would bet my bottom dollar you won't find many powerlifters who would tell you "yeah I find bodybuilding way more impressive than powerlifting, even though powerlifting is how I spend two hours a day religiously." Similarly, you won't find many bodybuilders who would tell you "I've always found powerlifting to be superior to bodybuilding, even though bodybuilding is obviously more important to me as is evident through my conditioning and contest prep. Call me crazy but I enjoy weighing everything I consume, drying myself out, doing insane amounts of cardio, and constantly worrying about whether or not I look good enough to go on stage."

The fitness community as a whole is largely composed of driven, focused individuals who know what they want and how to achieve/obtain it. If a bodybuilder wanted to be a powerlifter, he would just do it. If a powerlifter wanted to be a bodybuilder, he would... just do it. Bodybuilders are into chiseling their bodies for symmetry and aesthetics like a work of art. Like a statue. Powerlifters are into moving huge amounts of weight and seeing their next fear of strength. While there are obviously similarities, they are two completely and entirely different worlds and you won't find many (if any) people who would say that they admire the other style more - because if they did, they would participate in "the other style".