I'm having a similar problem, but I also get a proper error message (see attached image). I installed the minecraft launcher for mac on mac Monterey 12.3.1
NOTE: yes, the error message mentions some windows feature not working properly, on mac
Stupid auto-formatting...
I hadn't noticed that ( ? ) turned to ❓
And that (star) ... (star) turns to ...
Yes Zgajak, every time, although sometimes, instead of getting the eroded badlands err, I get the "something went wrong" message. But the problem still persists.