Domestic Issues - Stellaris Wranglers episode 08 - Naysmith Plays

Welcome back!
In today's episode, I try to thrash the authoritarian regimes clockwise and inwards of me. That is to say, with me at the bottom of the galaxy, they're north and northeast. Some domestic issues stop me from my planned war to Impose Ideology on them.
A rebellion (domestic to my enemies) and a sudden economic downturn (domestic to me). I end up unable to actually conquer what I wanted to conquer. I can rebuild and do more later, but that stung.
Also, I find out that my Vivarium's auto-culling wasn't happening in the way I'd like, and fixing my economy requires a fair bit of micro-managing.
So, what do you think about how closely things need to be watched? Micromanaging my economy saved it, while only giving general directions to the Vivarium made it mess up a few things in ways that horrified me. On the other hand, managing my economy was slow and tedious, but the Vivarium, while somewhat messed up, still functioned (quickly at that).
I'm not sure there is a good answer.
Thanks for watching, and have a great day!
Naysmith, signing out.