degrade.js

const action1 = () => {
  console.log('Trying thing that fails.')
  return false;
};

const action2 = () => {
  console.log('Trying thing that succeeds.');
  return true;
};

const action3 = () => {
  console.log('Trying another thing that succeeds.');
  return true;
}

const action4 = () => {
  console.log('Trying yet another thing that succeeds.');
  return true;
}

// const degrade = actions => {
//   for (let action of actions) {
//     const r = action();
//     if (r) return r;
//   }
// };

const degrade = actions => actions.every(action => action() ? false : true);

console.log(degrade([action1, action2, action3, action4]));