[elteto]

The only difference between an efficient, totalitarian regime and an inefficient totalitarian regime is time. Just give Singapore some time.

A system in which there are no or few effective feedback mechanisms are bound to diverge over time.

[HPsquared]

There are a couple of dimensions to consider. It's like how in a control system you can get better performance by reducing the level of damping, but at the expense of reduced stability or oscillation. It's possible to have too much damping, but stability is crucial too.