In a theoretical vacuum, I agree completely. You're advocating a human race run with logic and sensibility, by individuals who understand and are not afraid to face scientific reality.
The problem, as ever, is reality. A transition to a resource based system would mean crushing change, on a scale I don't think is easily understood. Our theoretical scientist leaders would be forced, almost immediately, to figure out how to get rid of a lot of us. Even if this meant an enforced, global sterilization, it would still get a response akin to mass murder.
And that assumes a world where the human race wants to be ruled by logic and sensibility. I think perhaps a majority of us wish for this, but when push comes to shove irrationality tends to trump rationality any day of the week. The former can never be convinced by the latter and the latter never thinks to do anything but try and convince the former.
A nice idea though. Perhaps after the Star Trek style nuclear annihilation this will be a viable option many hundreds of years later for the patchwork survivors of the human race.
Thanks for am interesting comment. Transition would take as long as it is needed, although it seems that the time is running out considering environmental degradation.
The idea is to first build experimental RBE city to test it, improve it and learn from it, and then progress from there.