States have certainly not been lasting forever. The stars don't last forever, even though the sun has hung in the daytime sky for as long as anyone has lived. Forever is quite a bit of time, to say the least.
Moreover I don't think that people are intrinsically good. I also don't think they're evil, but I'm a moral nihilist and I categorically reject both of the concepts.
Hopefully we'll get something figured out before the cosmic lights fizzle out and we still have time to enjoy it.
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