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At the start Erica tells Mark

But you’re going to go through life thinking that girls don’t like you because you’re a nerd. And I want you to know, from the bottom of my heart, that that won’t be true. It’ll be because you’re an asshole.

At the end Marilyn tells Mark

You’re not an asshole, Mark. You’re just trying so hard to be

Does Mark waiting on the reply from Erica and continuous refresh of the page be seen as him believing that he can discount Erica's insult to him?

At the start Erica tells Mark

"But you’re going to go through life thinking that girls don’t like you because you’re a nerd. And I want you to know, from the bottom of my heart, that that won’t be true. It’ll be because you’re an asshole."

At the end Marilyn tells Mark

"You’re not an asshole, Mark. You’re just trying so hard to be."

When Mark waits on the reply from Erica and continuously refreshes the page, does this indicate that he believes that he can discount Erica's insult to him?