لم تعد «المتردية والنطيحة» مجرد مصطلحات قرآنية ارتبطت بوصف الميتة في الأزمنة الغابرة، بل يمكن النظر إليها اليوم كرموز معاصرة تعكس مآلات الحسابات والمضامين في فضاء السوشيال ميديا.
إنها استعارة مكثفة تصف كيف يسقط البعض من تلقاء نفسه، وكيف ينهار آخرون بفعل اصطدامهم بغيرهم.
المتردية في قاموس السوشيال ميديا هي تلك الحسابات والمشاريع التي تهوي بلا معركة.
تسقط لأنها قامت على زيف أو سطحية، أو لأنها انشغلت بالركض خلف «الترند» دون أن تمتلك هويةً أو مضموناً.
هي المحتويات التي تكرر نفسها حتى الملل، أو التي تكشف خواءها أول هبّة ريح من وعي الجمهور، مثل هذه الحسابات لا تحتاج لعدو خارجي، فوزن الفراغ وحده كفيل بإسقاطها.
أما النطيحة، فهي من تصمد ظاهرياً، لكنها تنهار حين تواجه قوة مضادة أو جمهوراً أذكى.
نراها في الحملات الموجهة التي تلمع سريعاً، لكنها تنطفئ عند أول مواجهة مع سردية راسخة.
نراها أيضاً في المعرِّفات التي تبني حضورها على التحدي والاستعراض، لكنها تُفضح عند اصطدامها بوقائع لا يمكن إنكارها.
النطيحة، إذن، ليست سقوطاً ذاتياً، بل ضحية اصطدام غير متكافئ.
وسط هذا المشهد المزدحم، يتولد سؤال جوهري: من ينجو من التردي والنطح في زمن السوشيال ميديا؟
الجواب ليس بعدد المتابعين ولا بحجم الضجيج، بل بامتلاك مزيج دقيق من المصداقية والمرونة:
• المصداقية تحمي الحساب أو الكاتب من التردي الذاتي؛ لأنها تمنحه قاعدة صلبة تعصمه من الانهيار عند أول اختبار.
• المرونة تحميه من النطح الخارجي؛ لأنها تجعله قادراً على التكيف مع النقد، ومراجعة نفسه، وتحويل الهجوم إلى فرصة للنمو.
إن مقاييس السوشيال ميديا لا ترحم، هي مختبر يومي يميز بين من يملك رؤية ومن يقتات على التقليد، وبين من يحرس وعيه ومن يبيع نفسه في سوق الأضواء والسرديات، إنها بيئة تُغربل الأفكار بصرامة، وتضع الجميع أمام اختبار: إما أن تكون صوتاً أصيلاً يصمد، أو تتحول إلى متردية تهوي من تلقاء نفسها، أو نطيحة تنهار عند أول صدام.
في النهاية، «المتردية والنطيحة» ليست مجرد صور بلاغية من الماضي، بل عدسة يمكن من خلالها فهم مصائر الخطاب في عصر السوشيال ميديا.
هي تذكير بأن المعركة الحقيقية ليست في الضجيج، بل في القدرة على صناعة رواية متماسكة تحيا أمام الزمن.
والسؤال المفتوح أمام كل مستخدم هو: هل ستكون من بناة الوعي الرقمي الذي يبقى، أم مجرد ميتة جديدة في مذبح التواصل؟
عبداللطيف آل الشيخ
المتردية والنطيحة في زمن السوشيال ميديا
4 أكتوبر 2025 - 23:44
|
آخر تحديث 4 أكتوبر 2025 - 23:44
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
The terms "the fallen and the gored" are no longer just Quranic expressions associated with describing carrion in ancient times; they can now be viewed as contemporary symbols reflecting the fates of accounts and content in the realm of social media.
They are an intense metaphor describing how some fall on their own, and how others collapse due to their collision with others.
The fallen in the social media lexicon are those accounts and projects that plummet without a fight.
They fall because they are built on falsehood or superficiality, or because they are preoccupied with chasing trends without possessing an identity or substance.
They are the contents that repeat themselves to the point of boredom, or that reveal their emptiness at the first gust of public awareness; such accounts do not need an external enemy, as the weight of emptiness alone is sufficient to bring them down.
As for the gored, they are those that appear to withstand, but collapse when faced with opposing force or a smarter audience.
We see them in targeted campaigns that shine quickly but extinguish at the first confrontation with an established narrative.
We also see them in identities that build their presence on challenge and display, but are exposed when they collide with undeniable facts.
The gored, then, is not a self-inflicted fall, but a victim of an unequal collision.
Amid this crowded scene, a fundamental question arises: who survives the fall and the gore in the age of social media?
The answer is not in the number of followers or the volume of noise, but in possessing a precise mix of credibility and flexibility:
• Credibility protects the account or writer from self-inflicted falls; it provides a solid foundation that shields them from collapse at the first test.
• Flexibility protects them from external goring; it enables them to adapt to criticism, reflect on themselves, and turn attacks into opportunities for growth.
The metrics of social media are unforgiving; it is a daily laboratory that distinguishes between those who have a vision and those who feed on imitation, between those who guard their awareness and those who sell themselves in the market of lights and narratives. It is an environment that rigorously sifts ideas and puts everyone to the test: either be an authentic voice that endures, or become a fallen that plummets on its own, or a gored that collapses at the first clash.
In the end, "the fallen and the gored" are not merely rhetorical images from the past, but a lens through which to understand the fates of discourse in the age of social media.
It is a reminder that the real battle is not in the noise, but in the ability to craft a coherent narrative that lives on through time.
The open question for every user is: will you be one of the builders of enduring digital awareness, or just another carrion on the altar of communication?
They are an intense metaphor describing how some fall on their own, and how others collapse due to their collision with others.
The fallen in the social media lexicon are those accounts and projects that plummet without a fight.
They fall because they are built on falsehood or superficiality, or because they are preoccupied with chasing trends without possessing an identity or substance.
They are the contents that repeat themselves to the point of boredom, or that reveal their emptiness at the first gust of public awareness; such accounts do not need an external enemy, as the weight of emptiness alone is sufficient to bring them down.
As for the gored, they are those that appear to withstand, but collapse when faced with opposing force or a smarter audience.
We see them in targeted campaigns that shine quickly but extinguish at the first confrontation with an established narrative.
We also see them in identities that build their presence on challenge and display, but are exposed when they collide with undeniable facts.
The gored, then, is not a self-inflicted fall, but a victim of an unequal collision.
Amid this crowded scene, a fundamental question arises: who survives the fall and the gore in the age of social media?
The answer is not in the number of followers or the volume of noise, but in possessing a precise mix of credibility and flexibility:
• Credibility protects the account or writer from self-inflicted falls; it provides a solid foundation that shields them from collapse at the first test.
• Flexibility protects them from external goring; it enables them to adapt to criticism, reflect on themselves, and turn attacks into opportunities for growth.
The metrics of social media are unforgiving; it is a daily laboratory that distinguishes between those who have a vision and those who feed on imitation, between those who guard their awareness and those who sell themselves in the market of lights and narratives. It is an environment that rigorously sifts ideas and puts everyone to the test: either be an authentic voice that endures, or become a fallen that plummets on its own, or a gored that collapses at the first clash.
In the end, "the fallen and the gored" are not merely rhetorical images from the past, but a lens through which to understand the fates of discourse in the age of social media.
It is a reminder that the real battle is not in the noise, but in the ability to craft a coherent narrative that lives on through time.
The open question for every user is: will you be one of the builders of enduring digital awareness, or just another carrion on the altar of communication?


