As a non software related person i can say that if three people with supposed experience cant agree on a thing they are thus irrelevant to what one product is released as by the devs of this product.
People will hate stuff for all sorts of silly reasons, Minecraft is still a popular game, is still often a entry to a genre and like a lot of other things that are gateways some people get stuck in them when there are are other options to go onto (see D&D as another often stuck in gateway example) Its not the best nor is it the worst except on a subjective level and take those with a grain of salt.
Personally used to love it but then it just didn't do what i wanted even with extensive modding and lost interest, VS managed to fill almost all of what i wanted from that type of game with what it has by default. I only use two mods that have a Bit of QoL and a major change to how bees are managed and even then my interest in it waxes and wanes like everything i play. Maybe eventually I'll even play the story one day when there is a bit more of it to play.