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Totally logical and expected functionality
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Power delivery has different requirements, so it's normal that not all ports allow it. And it's also possible to have USB-C ports that are only on USB 2.0 hardware.
In this case, OP just had busted USB controllers. All USB-C ports are intended to be equivalent on MacBooks.
As an aside, the new imac has 4 usb-c ports: two are thunderbolt, two aren't.
Intended doesn't mean that they are. The left side is definitely better than the right, and they get really high CPU usage when charging/using their monitor with their right side USB ports instead of the left.
Yes, I know. I chose my words quite intentionally.