minecraft really was the decade-spanning and -defining media for the 2010s
a generation grew up with it. it developed as technology did. it saw old age memes and new age memes. it had a hand in the evolution of youtube and the popularity of the battle royale genre. remember the old website, the old launcher? it lived and changed through a whole decade and never entirely stopped being relevant
its been in every genre from creepypastas to machinimas about high school and is constantly adapting and improving.