Can iPhone home button get broken if used always?

Some of my friends who uses iPhone's said that it's better to use the floating assistive touch instead of the iphone hard home button, saying that it'll get broken sooner than later if used always (which obviously is used always).Is it true or just bs? I think its bs. I mean, Apple made the button for a reason, and the reason is obviously not getting broken. If it happens at previous iPhones, with newer iPhones the broken home button must be okay already, right? Or not, and my friends are wrong?

I'm using a iPhone 5 BTW.

Yes my brothers broke… But I think that is rare.

IPhones have excellent customer service for a reason. Their products need service often. I wouldn't worry. They break all the time, but they get fixed all the time too.

Yes and no. Yes, it will "wear out" over a long period of time or become soft. Most iPhones do not have this problem and the ones that do are most likely rare defects.