That this person is putatively in the games industry does not bolster the point of the article, so I have to assume that used as a manipulative aid to help sell

That this person is putatively in the games industry does not bolster the point of the article, so I have to assume that used as a manipulative aid to help sell the idea therein. Mildly ironic, I suppose, but it's okay to manipulate when you are doing "the right thing" in some minds.