WTF does this mean? If you go off your HIV meds you get AIDS and die. If you stay on your HIV meds you have a life expectancy is similar to someone who does no

WTF does this mean? If you go off your HIV meds you get AIDS and die. If you stay on your HIV meds you have a life expectancy is similar to someone who does not have the virus. (1) Do you then conclude HIV meds are bad? Or HIV patients need to just suck it up? (1) http://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/04/why-id-rather-have-hiv-than-diabetes/ http://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/04/why-id-rather-have-hiv-th...