Using desktop here on meta (with a ~1400px wide viewport), I’m finding this to be a problem for myself as well.
To get a sense of whether to read a given topic, I’m finding myself having to scan the left to see the title, and then the right to see the category, and then back and forth, back and forth.
I’ve been using this theme on our internal site for weeks and only felt it on occasion there, but here, it’s really sticking out to me.
I don’t know what to make of this yet, but it’s one of the things that’s jumping out to me at the moment. I’m not sure I want the avatar on the right, but I do feel like I want the category on the left here.
Also notable is that on mobile, this isn’t an issue for me – the screen is narrower and the category is on the left.