I interpreted this comment from the CEO as part of the common, and I think not very productive, practice of describing whatever negative or potentially negative

I interpreted this comment from the CEO as part of the common, and I think not very productive, practice of describing whatever negative or potentially negative trait as part of the intro to a statement. To describe what particular hardships are specific to me, even if not relevant (eg, “As a left handed, childhood beating survivor, true fan of the Last Jedi, I think tabs are better than spaces…”) I just kind of ignore it and assume it’s a natural rhetorical technique, sometimes unconscious, to just say something that’s perceived positively. I suppose technically it’s “appeal to irrelevant authority.”