Think I only did that once–but on my screen, the topic is much larger font than the category underneath, and the category has a blue square in front of it, so have never thought it a nuisance. More an issue of making sure my finger tip is in the right place (when use as a touch screen) or the pointer on the right spot. But suppose different browers/monitors = different appearance & ease of use…
I read this and thought “I never do that” then went on to read more new posts and the first thing I did was accidently hit the category instead of the post.