User blog comment:ObiWanCokeNosey/You know what really grinds my gears?/@comment-7622429-20150425182600

The way I see it, Ruby as a character isn't truly THE main character yet. Something has to change in the upcoming stories of RWBY to give her a reason to properly develop, since, both canon-wise and development-wise, there isn't much need to change yet.

She can get away with not making the right and/or logical decisions all the time because she's still a kid, and kids do stupid things all the time, just like anyone else. That, and when the rest of her team and friends are dealing with personal issues, she has to be the example to the rest that all of that doesn't matter when the stakes are so much bigger.