[sake]

Using absolute links is the complete opposite of what you should do. If the page you are linking to lives in the same path, there is no reason not to link to it relatively. It makes the path structure more modular.

[j_4]

Absolute links would be great for CSS, but being broken when creating the page/browsing the files locally makes it a non-starter imo.

[eurasiantiger]

What even is the <base> element?

[kaichanvong]

Your being completely ignorant making this statement (about a personal webpage that is built from scratch). It is 100% their choice. How they reach the conclusion to write their links is 100% theirs.

"there is no reason not to link to it relatively." You have clearly been so isolated in your thinking, you are incorrect. Again, it is their link to share.

[rawTruthHurts]

Indeed. Why would you teach to do things right when you can teach how to do them wrong?