Does the article actually mention that parts of Earth are no longer habitable already, or just that the conditions are moving into that direction? The title of this post seems to indicate the latter.
While I can see that you might experience these as uncomfortable parallels, there is a big difference you could consider: That climate activism is based on scientific research.
Where are you getting the idea from that "we" are proud of our communication being controlled by a commercial party? I'm pretty sure most people are not proud, but either poorly informed or not willing to make the trade off for more security while losing half their social network.