Inspire, don't compete: how comics and MrBeast treat others in their field
October 12, 2026 · 12 min read
Bert Kreischer and Joe Rogan talk about why comics should inspire one another and not compete, Sam Tallent and Rogan discuss why comics need other comics, and MrBeast sees every other creator as a collaborator. For anyone building a career in a crowded field, their accounts make the case for treating peers as company on the road.
The rules, numbers and steps worth keeping in front of you.
- Rogan's rule: be inspired by other people in your field, don't compete with them.
- Rogan: jealousy hurts only the person feeling it; when a peer's success stings, ask why.
- Rogan: read a peer's success as proof that you can do it too.
- Rogan befriends comics who don't make him laugh, because being a good person matters more.
- Rogan: it is hard to develop if you are the funniest person in the room; you need real comics around you.
- Rogan: watching on YouTube is not enough; see the work live.
- Rogan and Tallent: hosting gets a young comic the most stage time, and opening for a bigger act forces a stronger set.
- Warning from Rogan: established comics who bring weak openers and play only for their own fans lose their edge. Keep doing the clubs.
- MrBeast sees other creators as collaborators, shares nearly everything he knows, and says helping them does not harm him.
- MrBeast: the people around you decide the outcome, so choose people you want to become.
- MrBeast asks people to teach him something, by phone on walks and at a retreat with about ten creators.
- Warning from MrBeast: don't copy him; be unique.
- What all of them reject is jealousy and secret rivalry, not ambition.
- If your work is affecting your mental health, talk to a professional.
This is the short form. The full insight has every expert's reasoning, their own words and the sources.