Bedrock or java?

They are both good in different ways, but because I've played on bedrock all my life I'm gonna say bedrock.

java

hmm.... there would be a lot of factors if i had to pick only one, but i'd probably go with bedrock. java edition's lack of controller support basically makes this no contest.

should make it a poll

Neither, they're both riddled with spaghetti code, lag issues, and infested with suspicious predatory Human Beings, so it's a tie.

i like both and i prefer both

Java
► where I started and BR has never come close to being good enough I'd be inclined to unlearn and relearn. (Which is not to say this would apply to someone starting out)

► fewer conssessions to infants (of all ages)

► [somewhat] less involvement in day-to-day play by MS/Mj (no realms, no marketplace, no special approved servers, etc)

Java is the original and therefore the standard by which things should work.
Particularly true for java redstone: while there are some features from BR I can see importing (like an additional form of various containers that is moveable) changes should be bringing the version adapted to the limits of other platforms [BR] into line with the original.

bedrock - it is what i grew up on

(after legacy edition)