Kyle Madsen made some interesting arguments about my article, "Why Bother?" I must disagree with some of the counter-argumaents he made though,and counter with some of my own. Madsen says, my "angle of vision may be too dominant and intense for some readers." Well, the way I see it, as an author, is if you're not passionate and intense about what you're writing about, what reason does the reader have to be? Had i written this article with no fire or desperate tone, it definitely would not have had the same effect.
Madsen also mentions that I put too much stress on the garden-grownig aspect of going green. However, in my text I mention that we should, "change our light bulbs" multiple times. I put more emphasis on growing a garden because that is what interests me, but I give the reader many other ideas and options on how to "go green." I give many other suggestions other than changing light bulbs like, walking or riding a bike to work, turning down the thermostat, and getting off the beef. So, while Madsen's counter-arguments are educated and well thought out, I simply do not agree with them.
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