The Modern Is-Ought Fallacy

If you encounter/read a lot of (most likely pointless) arguments online or in real life, you may have noticed a certain fallacy that (at least for me) seems to come up frequently.

Here’s an example:

Person 1: It’s great for the world that Twitter is full of people insulting each other — it toughens everyone up.

Person 2: Don’t you think it would be better if…