I'm considering whether I should buy the original minecraft
I find it expensive but still makes a difference if you don't buy it (Tlauncher)
With the cracked you won't get on most servers.
Every launcher uses the Minecraft folder structure, which you can start with any laucher. So, you make a bad buy if you only buy a launcher. I advise you to BAC if you bought Minecraft in the Java version.
You don't buy the launcher…
You buy the account…
And with the account I would say no matter how cheap it is, you should only buy from the official site
Apart from the limitation of not being able to play on most servers, you can no longer use forge from version 1.14, since from then on, forge recognizes whether you are playing a cracked version or not
on Tlaucher you can still use forge on versions 1.14 and beyond
The official launcher is expensive. Which means TLauncher is a better choice. The major difference is, the official one is not free while TLauncher is. All you need to play minecraft is an account and any launcher to install the game. One is free and unverified, and the other is official and verified. That's it!