If you're on Chrome just install this extension to disable the login prompt and allow you to view Quora without a login:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/block-quora-login-...

Emphasis on the word "old". Experts Exchange doesn't do that, and hasn't for quite a while now.

pretty sure expertsExchange required a paying subscription, whereas Quora is free. Plus cookies mean I'm not signing in every page.

(I mean free as in money, I am OK giving Quora ad dollars and building a social profile of myself)

Nope. I've been an EE member since 1999 and have never given them a cent. Some parts of the site are only accessible to Premium Services customers, but it's not all that difficult to earn them -- so no money out the door.