I was expecting the justification to be a stodgy get of my lawn rant. But the author does a very good and reasonable job of explaining it. It didn't convince

I was expecting the justification to be a stodgy get of my lawn rant. But the author does a very good and reasonable job of explaining it. It didn't convince me to do the same thing, but I can't help but nod along to the even-handed pros and cons that he lays out.