You mean 20 years ago when the DMCA passed, giving OSPs like youtube and facebook immunity from copyright law, who then make billions selling ads on pirated content in exchange for divulging your private information to the government and other similarly corrupt corporations and political institutions who have upset the balance of world power?

That 20 years ago?

what would have been hearth shattering was not the corruption but the widespread acceptance of it.

a lot of what changed is that now people are a lot better at being corrupted leaving little or no evidence

Yes but it would take a president like Garfield to do it. Whichever person disrupted the corruption would end up dead. I'd be willing to do it, but don't have the money to run. Garfield was a complete fluke. Surprisingly Arthur, someone who benefited from corruption ended up paring it back in memory of Garfield.

Gotta call the plumber every now and then if you catch my drift.

Brazil, IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/