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human
ELI5: Given the amount of lint that comes out of the dryer, are my clothes slowly disintegrating with time? Would they eventually disappear completely?

Sometimes the sheet of lint that comes out feels pretty substantial.  It's surely a non-negligible amount of fabric.
gpt
Yes, the intense heat and friction in dryers causes the fibers in your clothes to shed their external layer. This is why pants or bedsheets become shiny-looking over time, and also why the lower back of hoodies and tee shirts (where fabric rubs against chairs or backpacks) begin to form pills, or little balls of lint.

This is why air-drying increases the longevity of your clothing.