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Thanks. Yes, I suppose using humans as standard makes sense, at least for practical purposes and unless the MCU branches out so that a significant part of it is set in the wider universe and features non-human protagonists (I suppose Thor's protagonists are mostly non-human, but still). But that's rather unlikely, as the whole point of superhero fiction is they're "among us", emphasis on the "us" (otherwise, I'd pretty much be a regular sci-fi).

As for the second thing, so, you'd say that e.g. Tony Stark has superpowers? I'm not sure I would. Tony's a regular dude (aside from being filthy rich and really smart, both of which however occur in reality, even if not usually together), it's the suit that's unusual, and the suit is just some metal without someone "driving" it. The other heroes with possibly technological powers are easier to call "superpowered" (e.g. Thor: even ignoring his baseline Asgardian strength, we're not sure where the rest of his powers come from, and if it's technology as implied in Thor 2, it sure ain't any technology we understand).