Granular database roles exist to prevent that kind of chaos. They let you control access with precision. Instead of blanket permissions that give too much power, you can set exact capabilities per role, per user, per schema, per table, even per column. This is the heart of secure, maintainable, and compliant data architecture.
The community version of a database should never be seen as a limit. Modern community editions now ship with role-based access control that rivals enterprise offerings. You can assign read-only, write-only, and admin roles with surgical accuracy. You can separate operational data from analytical stores. You can enforce the principle of least privilege without inventing messy workarounds.
Granular database roles in the community version mean fewer explosion points in production. They reduce dependency on external tooling for access control. They cut the risk of accidental deletions or reads. They make onboarding faster because new roles map exactly to job functions. And they make compliance audits easier by keeping a clean permissions trail.