Or the lattice is infinite in all directions, and is "pulled" against. So even as local objects want to fall into lattice, the fact that the network is infinite

Or the lattice is infinite in all directions, and is "pulled" against. So even as local objects want to fall into lattice, the fact that the network is infinite "pulls" the "space" away from the lattice. So close together the lattice force works, but it is weak across long distances, in comparison to the pulling force of the rest of the lattice out towards infinity. I really have no idea what I'm talking about.