Suppose many smart people do something that makes no sense to you. Specifically because something seems obvious to you isn't done by them. Then it's reasonable

Suppose many smart people do something that makes no sense to you. Specifically because something seems obvious to you isn't done by them. Then it's reasonable to assume you are missing something. One easy way to figure our what you are missing is to say "hey, I'm not from this field, but I don't see anyone try X. Can someone from the field explain to me why?". That is not calling everyone in the field stupid. It is trying to learn more about the field. Generally you can learn a lot from "why don't you just..." questions because they reveal widely presumed knowledge you are missing. Hubris only comes in if you start chastising others for not doing the obvious thing.