Broadely , I would attribute it to things getting worse. And the increased awareness and reaction to things getting worse.
Sliding it neatly in with the rest of the modern pantheon of stories where, they don’t contest things are bad. It’s just that the villains want to solve the problems in a way that’s worse.
This why the vulture is one of my favorite villains. Guy just trying to provide for his family.
Yeah. The guy trying to provide for his family and his own employees… damn that rich ass Stark