> Also it's not like people are making a choice between whether they meet friends or install Calm. Neither meeting friends or using an app are binary events. T

> Also it's not like people are making a choice between whether they meet friends or install Calm. Neither meeting friends or using an app are binary events. The more you spend time on one, the less you spend time doing anything else — in the limit including the other. There's considerable evidence to suggest app and/or media usage encroaching on in-person time. It seems plausible that people who can band-aid their feelings in an app may be less inclined to take the leap and talk about personal matters with friends. But these are complex things - there would need to be a study to know for sure.