يبدو أن الشهرة في منصات التواصل الاجتماعي باتت تُشبه إلى حد بعيد الرواية الغربية الكلاسيكية التي يظهر فيها الشيطان ليعرض على الإنسان نعيماً مؤقتاً مقابل «بيع روحه»، ثم ما يلبث أن يتحوّل هذا النعيم إلى لعنة تلتهم كل شيء.
فالتجارب التي نشاهدها أمام أعيننا كل يوم تثبت بالدليل القاطع أن شهرة الأغلبية ممن تصنعهم هذه المنصات لا تدوم. بل إن لها «مدة صلاحية» قصيرة غالباً لا تتجاوز بضع سنوات، ثم تبدأ الآلة الرقمية في التهامهم الواحد تلو الآخر.
يَسْتَهلكهم الجمهور، يرفعهم إلى القمة مؤقتاً، ثم يسحب البساط من تحتهم بلا سابق إنذار.
الأسوأ من ذلك، أن محاولة العودة تصبح أكثر مرارة من الاختفاء نفسه؛ فالجماهير الجديدة التي لم تعش زمن شهرتهم الأولى ستسخر منهم وتُنَكِّل بهم عبر التنمر الجماعي، ثم تتجاهلهم كأنهم لم يكونوا يوماً في واجهة المشهد.
أحزنني مؤخراً ظهور أحد المشاهير السابقين، ممن لمع نجمهم قبل نحو عشر سنوات، وهو يستجدي الناس بشكل غير مباشر لبعث الحياة في أوردة مشروعه التجاري، ذلك المشروع الذي كان ذات يوم وجهة لكبار المؤثرين، ويعجّ بالحضور والطلب، لكن مع مرور الوقت، تلاشى البريق.
فالمشاهير الذين كانوا يدعمونه لم يعودوا مؤثرين، والجماهير الجديدة لا تعرفه ولا تعرفهم. لم يتغيّر شيء سوى الزمن، والزمن لا يرحم من يركن إلى النجاح العابر.
المشكلة الأكبر أن هذا الشاب بنى مشروعه على أساس هشّ: نموذج عمل يعتمد كلياً على دعم شهرته الشخصية. وعندما تلاشت هذه الشهرة، انهار البناء من أساسه. وحتى الحملات الإعلانية التي يطلقها اليوم تُذكِّر الناس بأن مشروعه كان «محطة مشاهير زمان»، وكأنها تعترف ضمنياً أن كل ما تبقى مجرد أطلال لزمن مضى.
هذا المشهد الحزين ليس نادراً، بل أصبح متكرراً على نحو يدعو للقلق. ففي حين يركض الكثيرون خلف الأضواء دون تفكير، يفشل معظمهم في إدراك أن الشهرة سلاح ذو حدين: تُضيء لك الطريق فترة، ثم تحترق أنت بزيتها إن لم تكن مستعداً لما بعد انطفائها.
المأساة الحقيقية أن كثيراً من المشاهير يظنون أن بريقهم لن يخفت أبداً، وأن الجماهير ستبقى مخلصة لهم إلى الأبد. لكن الحقيقة مختلفة تماماً. فهذه الجماهير نفسها تلاحق الجديد دائماً، وتتخلى سريعاً عن القديم.
من هنا تأتي أهمية التفكير الاستراتيجي منذ اللحظة الأولى للنجاح. فالشخص الذكي لا يرى الشهرة هدفاً نهائياً، بل بوابة عابرة تُتيح له فرصاً ذهبية لبناء مستقبل أكثر استقراراً. عليه أن يستغل الأرباح التي تدرها عليه الشهرة في شراء أصول ثابتة، ويبتعد تماماً عن المشاريع التي ترتبط مباشرةً بشخصه وشهرته، لأن مثل هذه المشاريع تصبح عبئاً ثقيلاً حين يتراجع اسمه عن العناوين.
الشهرة ليست ضماناً للمستقبل، فقد تصبح فخاً قاتلاً إذا انسقت خلف وهجها دون تخطيط. والفرق بين النجاح الحقيقي والفشل الذريع هو: هل ستستخدم الشهرة كأداة لبناء شيء يدوم؟ أم ستكتفي بالركض خلف التصفيق حتى ينطفئ المسرح وتبقى وحيداً في الظلام؟
الدرس الأهم الذي تقدّمه لنا قصص المشاهير المنطفئين هو أن الشهرة لا تساوي القيمة الحقيقية ما لم تُترجم إلى مشاريع واقعية مستدامة. النجاح الحقيقي ليس في أن يعرفك الملايين، بل في أن تملك شيئاً لا يمكن للضوء أن يسلبه منك حين ينطفئ.
هاني الظاهري
شيطان الشهرة والنهايات الحزينة!
15 يوليو 2025 - 00:02
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It seems that fame on social media platforms has come to resemble, to a large extent, the classic Western tale where the devil appears to offer a person temporary bliss in exchange for "selling their soul," only for that bliss to soon turn into a curse that devours everything.
The experiences we witness before our eyes every day provide conclusive evidence that the fame of most individuals created by these platforms does not last. In fact, it often has a "shelf life" that rarely exceeds a few years, after which the digital machine begins to consume them one by one.
The audience consumes them, elevates them to the top temporarily, and then pulls the rug out from under them without warning.
Worse still, the attempt to return becomes more bitter than the disappearance itself; the new audiences who did not experience their initial fame will mock them and bully them through collective harassment, then ignore them as if they had never been at the forefront of the scene.
Recently, I was saddened by the appearance of a former celebrity, whose star shone about ten years ago, as he indirectly begged people to revive the lifeblood of his business project, a project that was once a destination for top influencers, bustling with attendance and demand, but over time, the sparkle faded.
The celebrities who once supported him are no longer influential, and the new audiences neither know him nor them. Nothing has changed except for time, and time does not spare those who rely on fleeting success.
The bigger problem is that this young man built his project on a fragile foundation: a business model entirely dependent on the support of his personal fame. When that fame faded, the structure collapsed from its very foundation. Even the advertising campaigns he launches today remind people that his project was "the station of celebrities of the past," as if they implicitly acknowledge that all that remains is merely ruins of a bygone era.
This sad scene is not rare; rather, it has become alarmingly repetitive. While many rush after the spotlight without thinking, most fail to realize that fame is a double-edged sword: it lights the way for a while, then you burn in its oil if you are not prepared for what comes after it extinguishes.
The real tragedy is that many celebrities believe their shine will never fade and that the audience will remain loyal to them forever. But the truth is quite different. This very audience constantly chases the new and quickly abandons the old.
From here comes the importance of strategic thinking from the very first moment of success. A smart person does not see fame as a final goal, but rather as a fleeting gateway that provides golden opportunities to build a more stable future. They must leverage the profits that fame brings in to acquire fixed assets and completely distance themselves from projects that are directly tied to their persona and fame, as such projects become a heavy burden when their name fades from the headlines.
Fame is not a guarantee for the future; it can become a deadly trap if you chase its glow without planning. The difference between true success and abject failure is: will you use fame as a tool to build something lasting? Or will you be content to run after applause until the stage goes dark and you are left alone in the shadows?
The most important lesson that the stories of extinguished celebrities teach us is that fame does not equal true value unless it is translated into sustainable, real projects. True success is not in being known by millions, but in owning something that the light cannot take away from you when it goes out.
The experiences we witness before our eyes every day provide conclusive evidence that the fame of most individuals created by these platforms does not last. In fact, it often has a "shelf life" that rarely exceeds a few years, after which the digital machine begins to consume them one by one.
The audience consumes them, elevates them to the top temporarily, and then pulls the rug out from under them without warning.
Worse still, the attempt to return becomes more bitter than the disappearance itself; the new audiences who did not experience their initial fame will mock them and bully them through collective harassment, then ignore them as if they had never been at the forefront of the scene.
Recently, I was saddened by the appearance of a former celebrity, whose star shone about ten years ago, as he indirectly begged people to revive the lifeblood of his business project, a project that was once a destination for top influencers, bustling with attendance and demand, but over time, the sparkle faded.
The celebrities who once supported him are no longer influential, and the new audiences neither know him nor them. Nothing has changed except for time, and time does not spare those who rely on fleeting success.
The bigger problem is that this young man built his project on a fragile foundation: a business model entirely dependent on the support of his personal fame. When that fame faded, the structure collapsed from its very foundation. Even the advertising campaigns he launches today remind people that his project was "the station of celebrities of the past," as if they implicitly acknowledge that all that remains is merely ruins of a bygone era.
This sad scene is not rare; rather, it has become alarmingly repetitive. While many rush after the spotlight without thinking, most fail to realize that fame is a double-edged sword: it lights the way for a while, then you burn in its oil if you are not prepared for what comes after it extinguishes.
The real tragedy is that many celebrities believe their shine will never fade and that the audience will remain loyal to them forever. But the truth is quite different. This very audience constantly chases the new and quickly abandons the old.
From here comes the importance of strategic thinking from the very first moment of success. A smart person does not see fame as a final goal, but rather as a fleeting gateway that provides golden opportunities to build a more stable future. They must leverage the profits that fame brings in to acquire fixed assets and completely distance themselves from projects that are directly tied to their persona and fame, as such projects become a heavy burden when their name fades from the headlines.
Fame is not a guarantee for the future; it can become a deadly trap if you chase its glow without planning. The difference between true success and abject failure is: will you use fame as a tool to build something lasting? Or will you be content to run after applause until the stage goes dark and you are left alone in the shadows?
The most important lesson that the stories of extinguished celebrities teach us is that fame does not equal true value unless it is translated into sustainable, real projects. True success is not in being known by millions, but in owning something that the light cannot take away from you when it goes out.


