I learnt about minecraft while I was looking at random youtube videos I had heard of it before, but had never really looked into it. I started watching some play throughs and after about half an hour of watching some guy, (forgot who it was) I decided I had to get this game! So I begged my dad, (as I had no money at the time) and he finally gave in when I said I wouldn't use the tv for about two weeks When I first came on, I knew the basics because of the 3 or 4 minecraft videos I had watched already, so I messed around on singleplayer for ages! Then, from watching even MOAR minecraft vids, usually after times when I rage quitted, (mainly because of creepers), I learnt of texture packs. And everything kinda went more colourful and happy from that day onwards
( I bought it in like literraly just when 1.7 came out )