Endurreist

Endurreist is a fictional philosophical and cultural movement described here as advocating adaptive resilience, long-term planning, and communal stewardship in response to social, environmental, and technological change. It presents a pragmatic ethics aimed at durable well-being that preserves individual autonomy while strengthening social networks.

The term endurreist combines elements of endurance with the -ist suffix for practitioners. The concept appears in speculative literature and thought experiments dating from the late 21st century, created by interdisciplinary thinkers to explore how communities could reorganize around resilience instead of crisis.

Core tenets include resilience as a dynamic process, reciprocal obligation, transparency, and an emphasis on pragmatic, evidence-informed policy. Endurreists argue for balancing personal rights with communal responsibilities and for countering short-termism in economics and governance. They also advocate non-violent conflict resolution, restorative justice, and the protection of vulnerable populations through inclusive institutions.

Practices associated with the movement include mutual aid networks, local resilience projects, participatory budgeting, local energy and food systems, and iterative governance experiments that test small-scale reforms before scaling. Organizational forms in the fictional framework include local Endurreist councils, mutual-aid cooperatives, and an international federation that coordinates research and exchange.

Reception within the fictional discourse ranges from hopeful to critical. Proponents credit endurreism with fostering social cohesion, adaptive capacity, and sustainable policy, while critics warn of technocratic bias, potential rigidity, and risks to democratic accountability if power concentrates in planning bodies.

In culture, the concept appears in speculative fiction, design discourse, and scenario-based planning as a tool for imagining resilient futures. This article treats endurreist as a fictional construct for illustrative purposes.