A miser is someone who is infatuated with the past, and is grumpy about the present, (compared to depressive, or someone who is infatuated with the future, and depressed about the present), so when did it come to mean someone who is a cheapskate and stingy over money?
note/warning
op has some wild questions and ideas, looking at their profile. this post is likely just bait.
op has zero interest in actually engaging in discussion.
Honestly suspect it’s an AI.