Jothar wrote: “To me it’s not the maaseh, it’s the chalos.”
According to R’ Yisrael Salanter’s interpretation of the Rambam, the mitzvah on Purim is punkt farkert of what you wrote.
oomis1105 wrote: “You don’t know how the behavior will manifest itself until you see that person when (s)he is drunk.”
Thus the ma’amar of R. Ilai (Eruvin, 65b) – adam nikar b’koso.