SocialSpec Seems...Pointless

I've seen a few people talking about SocialSpec which claims that "the future of social media is websites". Something I strongly agree with. However, I don't see the point of this fledgling spec on top of all the other IndieWeb complexity that's flying around. From what I can gather, it's 3 files that you upload to /.well-known which provide a bio, a means of contact, and what blogs you follow. Step one is to have an RSS feed, actually, but everyone should have an RSS feed anyway. But aside from this, I already have a bio, a means of contact, and a list of blogs I follow. So what is SocialSpec trying to achieve? Again, from what I can gather from the site, you publish these 3 files on your site and you're magically enrolled in the new website social network. Where you can peruse a timeline of posts from fellow bloggers, based on who you follow in your OPML file. Fuck yeah! Win for the open web. Sign me up! But hang on a second. This open spec, based on open protocols, for the open web…