Starting March 10, you'll need a Microsoft account to play Java.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts
This is it folks, yet another HUGE reason to switch to @Minetest
#Minetest is minecraft equivalent that respects your freedom.
#Minecraft is a proprietary software, which in itself was already a reason to not play it and avoid it, but if you wanted to play it anyway for some reason, at least your account was separated from the big fish #microsoft and their data base. Another push for Microsoft's monopoly.