I think the point is that if it's irrelevant, why mention it?
Would you have responded similarly if the OP wrote:
> That’s why they gave it to a young man with no achievements whatsoever in gaming and no reputation to build off of
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Would you have responded similarly if the OP wrote:
> That’s why they gave it to a young man with no achievements whatsoever in gaming and no reputation to build off of