User blog comment:MrDupin/Characters and Stupidity/@comment-4715955-20160106172221/@comment-4715955-20160111125031

Sure, but technically you could say that about any activity, like breaking off from a party to go take a leak. There's a big difference between characters who act stupid, and characters who do normal things without realizing there's a danger involved. Even in your own house, you probably shouldn't investigate strange sounds in the cellar alone; versus running to the store at night to get something you need from the store. In the latter case, you might get mugged, but probably won't (unless you're in a rotten neighborhood, in which case you're back at the basement scenario).