It was a Sunday unlike any other, the kind where the world outside my window is hushed by a gentle rain that falls without urgency. I was scrolling through my feeds, half-listening to the rhythm of droplets against the glass, when an ad for chinese products in uae caught my eye. It wasn’t the algorithm’s usual assault on my senses. It was a photo of a ceramic teapot, its glaze the color of morning fog, resting on a bamboo mat. Minimalist. The kind of object that seems to breathe. I clicked, not intending to buy, but to dwell in the quiet beauty of the image. But then I saw it:…