Why are 10 million dwarf souls even important?

[Porthos]

at the moment, in this our real world, more homo sapiens are alive than have ever lived before.

This isn't remotely true, BTW.

108 billion people seems to be one well regarded estimate. Even if that specific number isn't right, the number of people who have ever lived is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ... aaaaaaaay beyond 10, 20, or even 30 billion people.

Mind, this has nothing to do with what goes on in OotSWorld. Everything Rich said seems entirely and logically consistent.

But this is one of those "well known facts" that is the opposite of a fact. Kinda like the people using 10% of their brain idea. Thought I should address it before this one took root here.