I think that the connect is, GET OUT THERE. Life is too short to be on a screen too much of the time.
I'd guess that numerous posts are being made
FROM OUT THERE by folks using smartphones, tablets, etc. Thus you can have your (AK) cake
and eat it, too.
A note: it is rather well documented that formation and perpetuation of friendships, whether virtual or in (so-called) "real" physical spaces, go a long way in promoting satisfaction, enjoyment, and likely longevity. Many of us have made friends, close friends, during our years @ this board (ie, AK), and thus the myriad posts often are a reflection of a lot of contact made between friends. Hell, the OP hasn't even considered the realm of "Conversations" (
Private Messages in the old days), through which some, possibly many, of us converse daily, weekly, monthly, annually in what amounts to (several) hundreds of exchanges. I might have 39,000 (and some change) posts, but I'll bet I have clocked TWICE that number of conversations/PMs since 2006.
Consider that.