You're quoting that out of context. His point is, if you back it up to iCloud, to get any use out of the backup, you need to be online. Therefore it's a waste

You're quoting that out of context. His point is, if you back it up to iCloud, to get any use out of the backup, you need to be online. Therefore it's a waste, because in that scenario, you can just download it from Instapaper anyways.