As you say, nothing wrong with the geography-- it's the sociology that's fucked.
There's something about the divorce from the struggle of survival, the constant activity (or divorce from nature), and the decadence (divorce from tradition), which is something of a crucible for mental illness.
I don't think it's the city itself, I've never been there but I doubt it's somehow cursed land. The people who live there, though... yeah.
As you say, nothing wrong with the geography-- it's the sociology that's fucked.
There's something about the divorce from the struggle of survival, the constant activity (or divorce from nature), and the decadence (divorce from tradition), which is something of a crucible for mental illness.