We still think of space as linear - it sure seems to be - but it is curved and at a black hole, extremely, giving the illusion of blackness.
We also tend to not allow for time dilation - remember, gravity is a function of time and not a real force.
Hard to get the monkey brain up to God speed.
Well, it is hard to get my brain up to speed. Time seemed to stand still, for me, when I once fell onto concrete from a ladder. Like Einstein said, I think, it’s all relative.