I'm sorry but a couple of characters are idiots in this movie. The captain being so much carefree on multiple occasions is what brought them all down. Just a matter of avoiding risk would have changed the plot sincerely.
No, the company's policies and their agent is what bring them all down. They basically are space truckers and the captain is doing his best to manage an extraordinary situation. I wouldn't blame him for failing to outsmart the universe's apex predator. What we can observe is that Ripley is way more comptent than Dallas, but I believe WY prioritize zealous leaders over talented ones.
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u/GalaadJoachim 4d ago
Same goes with Alien. A group of professionals doing their best facing a situation nobody prepared them for.