Over time, with playing constant playing, do vinyl records wear out?


I am resurrecting my 60's, 70's & 80's LPs. None have a clean apart from the cursory anti-static brush. My question is do these circular vinyl music discs wear out. With a new cartridge needle, gunge or no gunge in the groves, the hard needle material must wear away the indentations in a vinyl record. So no amount of cleaning will save them over time. Friction will win out...
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I remember ticks, pops and the sound dried beer sounded like on 45's and 60's , 70's LPs. These I still have an will be resurrecting them now I have time (retirement).

I probably bought Australian versions of the best LPs, made of the cheapest Vinyl. I now have time to scour the collectors bins for some quality replacements and a good quality cleaner. US$4000 for a top shelf ultrasonic can buy a lot of LPs I can put in the dishwasher (kidding). But then has any one tried a dishwasher, no soap?

It was an obvious question to answer: hard needle vibrating in a softer surface jagged groove. I was trying the gauge how long a record would last before the sonic properties were effected. Over a period of time, hearing the same music on vinyl would surely effect the sound. Would a user adjust their system to compensate, thus compromising other areas of their system.

It was just a thought bubble I had as I resume my vinyl journey (from the 1960's). is there anything that can be done to slow the process... besides not playing them as much. I have albums where I may play some favourites more than the whole side. Wear in this case would not be even.